{"id":104679,"date":"2025-05-15T22:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104679\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T22:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:44:08","slug":"mcdonalds-kehoe-announce-summer-employment-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/104679\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s, Kehoe announce summer employment opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HAZELWOOD, Mo.\u2014Gov. Mike Kehoe joined franchisees of McDonald\u2019s for a hiring announcement in Hazelwood on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>McDonald&#8217;s\u00a0plans to hire up to 375,000 new employees across the United States with intent on hiring 10,000 employees in Missouri<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>McDonald\u2019s employees who stick with the restaurant for 90 days are eligible for the Archways to Opportunity program, which helps employees receive college tuition assistance, career training opportunities or a G.E.D.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>In Missouri, McDonald\u2019s and its Owner\/Operators have awarded more than $6.5 million in high school and college tuition assistance since 2015. They also increased access to education for over 2,000 crew members as well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The famous burger and fries chain plans to hire up to 375,000 new employees across the United States with intent on hiring 10,000 employees in Missouri.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what it takes to make Missouri who Missouri is getting young people that start so they understand what their life is going to be about,\u201d said Gov. Kehoe. \u201cWorkforce development efforts like this are near and dear to my heart and I appreciate McDonald\u2019s for being a leader in these efforts.\u2014Here in Missouri, that means 10,000 more jobs for our young people across the state. To understand what it means to have that opportunity and have that a chance to earn the American dream that starts out from the ground and as you work your way up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people, who are going to get their first job,\u201d said Jimmy Williams, owner and operator of a McDonald\u2019s in Hazelwood. \u201cAnd with that first job comes a lot of responsibility on their part and on our part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On top of a beginning to employment, McDonald\u2019s employees who stick with the restaurant for 90 days are eligible for the Archways to Opportunity program, which helps employees receive college tuition assistance, career training opportunities or a G.E.D.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, investing in our workforce is a win-win,\u201d said Joan Elhoffer, an owner and operator of several McDonald\u2019s. \u201cEmpowering and upskilling our crew makes us more competitive and while it also is a positive impact for our customers and the economic and social conditions in the communities where we do our business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that McDonald\u2019s prides itself on instilling skills like teamwork, communication, responsiveness and responsibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Missouri, McDonald\u2019s and its Owner\/Operators have awarded more than $6.5 million in high school and college tuition assistance since 2015. 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