It used to be a high school dropout flipping burgers at McDonald’s, now the fast-food joint is demanding a bachelor’s degree.
In a frightening example of how competitive the job market is for young people right now, a McDonald’s outpost in Winchedon, Massachusetts, posted a call-out for a full-time cashier – but insists only college graduates need apply.
And even they must have one to two years’ cashier experience before they’ll be trusted with the Big-Mac-selling responsibility, according to the advert.
In the ad on jobdiagnosis.com, the restaurant says it wants “friendly people… to smile while serving lots of guests daily”, and declares “work with your friends or make some new ones”.
While it may be tricky to score the clearly competitive role, it’ll be worth it, the chain says.
Once his or her feet are under the counter, the successful applicant has the chance to work their way up the company ladder, the ad insists, boasting impressive “advancement opportunities”.
The McDonald’s website also lists the full-time position in Spanish, but doesn’t give a salary. With colleges churning out more graduates and youth unemployment at 11.5 percent, youth advocates reckon the unusually high qualifications McDonald’s is demanding are a sign of the times.
“Sadly we’ve taxed and spent our way to an economy in which there’s intense competition for just about any job… young people are getting screwed over even worse than the country overall,” said Evan Feinberg of Generation Opportunity. – Daily Mail