McDonald's Pledges 2,000-Plus Summer Hirings In Connecticut

ACROSS CONNECTICUT, CT — McDonald's is pledging more than 2,000 jobs in Connecticut this summer as communities continue to reopen their economies.

McDonald's made the announcement Monday. Nationwide, McDonald's restaurants are expecting to hire approximately 260,000 restaurant employees this summer, including 2,385 in the Nutmeg State.

Local dining rooms have been opening with "extra precautions in place" as part of Connecticut's Phase 2. In all, McDonald's has implemented nearly 50 new safety procedures to "protect crew members and customers." They include wellness and temperature checks, social distancing floor stickers, protective barriers at order points and masks and gloves for employees.

This year marks the five-year anniversary of Archways to Opportunity and so far McDonald's has given out more than $100 million in tuition assistance and supported more than 55,000 restaurant workers and corporate employees. Eligible after just 90 days and 15 hours a week, restaurant employees can earn a high school diploma and receive $2,500 in upfront college tuition assistance. Restaurant employees can also access free education and career advising services and the opportunity to learn English as a second language. Archways to Opportunity has proven to promote opportunity and mobility for McDonald’s diverse employee community. More than 50 percent of the participants are individuals who identify as people of color and almost two-thirds of participants are women.

To date, McDonald’s has given out more than $775,500 in tuition assistance and to support restaurant employees in New England.

Job seekers can visit McDonalds.com/careers to learn more and apply to a restaurant near them, or text ‘worksforme’ to 36453 to start an application via text.

They can also start a job application by saying, "Alexa, help me get a job at McDonald's" to any Alexa device or saying, "Hey Google, help me get a job at McDonald's” to any device with the Google Assistant built-in.

Potential applicants will receive a text message shortly thereafter with a link to continue their application process.