In the last week it has been impossible to look at management job related news without seeing the craze about McDonald’s national hiring event. The fast food chain that has restaurants around the world declared a hiring day nationwide on April 19, 2011 and anticipated hiring 50,000 new employees. McDonald’s officials believe that the hiring will not only lead to $1.6 billion in revenue but also stimulate the economy thanks to the formerly unemployed now having paychecks and paying income tax. Now that the hiring day is over there have been many interesting stories popping up in the news across the country.

The consensus in the news stories seems to be that far more people turned out for interview than there were spots available; but this did not deter applicants from applying. The open positions included grill cooks, specialty drink makers, assistant managers, managers, and a variety of other positions that are needed for the restaurants to run effectively. Some of the applicants were fresh-faced teenagers while others were workplace veterans who had been laid off in recent years and needed an income to support their families.

While some of these jobs are entry level some of them are also management positions – which will pay about $50,000 after five years in the position. Being a fast food restaurant manager may not seem like it is the most glamorous career but according to an article in the Herald News one manager is very glad to have his job:

“(Manager Dennis) Rosenwinkel has been with the company for 30 years. He started working as a cook at a Bolingbrook McDonald’s when he was in high school.

“It’s a good company, very stable,” he said. “And with the economy being the way it is, I still have a job. That’s the thing. Nowadays, if you’re with a company five years, you’re lucky.”

McDonald’s is planning to release the total number of hires sometime next week.