McDonald’s Philippines is on hiring binge

McDonald’s Philippines is set to complement its aggressive expansion plans with a massive hiring of over 100 Manager Trainees before 2017 ends. Focus is given to high demand areas like Cebu, Davao, Aklan, Camarines Sur, and 16 cities in the National Capital Region including Muntinlupa, Pateros, and Navotas, where new stores recently opened their doors to customers.

To date, the company has already hired 1,000 new Manager Trainees for its stores nationwide.

In 2016, the quick service restaurant chain opened 45 new stores, including its milestone 500th along Tagaytay-Calamba Road.

Today, the chain has over 550 stores — with plans to open more in 2018 — led and operated by close to 60,000 regular full-time and part-time employees.

McDonald’s Philippines was recently recognized as “Best Employer for Commitment to Employer Brand” and “Best Employer for Commitment to Generation Y” at the AoN Best Employers Philippines 2017 Awards.

Such distinctions were based on the results of an employee opinion survey, people practice index, and a CEO questionnaire and discussion. Inspired by these achievements, President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth S. Yang is driven to continue the company’s mission to be an employer of choice by going all out for its employees.

In particular, he wants to attract millennials — fresh college graduates and job seekers just entering the workforce — and offer them the chance to start a promising career and reach their full potential as leaders

Four years later, though, an ISRF report interpreted the near-finished project’s findings, according to the new study: Rats with conventional microbiomes fed a high-sugar diet had elevated serum triglyceride levels, “suggesting the triglycerides were formed from fatty acids produced in the small intestine by the fermentation of sucrose.”

In other words, the ISRF was saying, a high-sugar diet may have impacted the rats microbiomes and raised their triglycerides.

“[The study] would have added to the evidence that sugar was influencing heart disease risk by increasing triglycerides,” said Glantz. “My sense is that this would have represented a substantial contribution at the time. Sugar was saying, ‘Don’t worry about the sugar-heart disease connections’; this paper would have said, ‘Yes, worry.’”

The sugar industry has resisted efforts to declare a link between sugar consumption and heart disease. On Tuesday, the Sugar Association also said that to “allude to a potential connection between sugar and cancer is irresponsible and misleading.” But Cristin Kearns, a lead author of the new study, said the findings were “just one more piece of information that would have added to the picture that was forming.”

The implications of what happened to Project 259 go beyond its particular findings, she said. “The sugar industry probably knows more about the health effects of their products than they’re letting on.” through the company’s dynamic work environment.

“Today’s youth aspire to be more. They seek challenging roles that promise both personal and professional development — a job where they are respected and their skills and talents are honed. They need to feel rewarded, not just in terms of benefits and compensation,” says Yang.

The executive adds that McDonald’s wants to take away the perception that working for a quick service restaurant is a dead-end job. “This year, alongside hiring a big number of trainees, we also want to ensure continued high standards in our training programs both in the classroom and on floor. We aim to provide a fun and empowered working environment, and to be a company that you will feel proud to be working for,” he adds.

McDonald's will provide newly recruited Manager Trainees with world-class training and learning opportunities.

“Our program is strongly based on global McDonald’s standards,” says McDonald’s Philippines Vice President for Human Capital Group Chona L. Torre.

“This guarantees that our recruits get the same level and quality of instruction as McDonald’s staff all over the world, so they can be globally competent.”

“We are committed to giving employees unique, relevant, and effective opportunities and engagement programs to support their personal and financial growth as duly mandated by law,” adds Torre.

College graduates, preferably those with a Management degree, are encouraged to apply.