What college major should I pursue in order to start a career as an assistant manager at McDonald's?

You should switch to Philosophy or English Lit. You can also wait tables with those degrees.

In all seriousness, an assistant manager at McDonalds shouldn't requre a college degree. However if you're still young yet it would be a great starting point in managing people, but I wouldn't consider it a career at that point. The lowest position at McDonalds that would be considered a career is probably district or regonal manager. And moving up from there. But if you want to get into restaurant management that would probably be a good starting point, but you wouldn't want to go to college and have that be your end goal, just a starting point. Me and my girlfriend were at Mcdonalds and there was a sign about employment with key words like "benefits, career opportunities" etc, but thats just like sales tactics, by now everyone knows that generally McDonalds isn't a career opportunity.

I think a major in food services and economics would be good. However, like the others that have said, you don't need a major to pursue a career at mcdonalds. all you gotta do is just go straight to mcdonalds, show how much of a hard worker you are, and you'll probably become assistant manager.

If you are a senior then why risk changing your major almost the finish line? I assume you would like to stay in school if you change to business management, which is probably the best major to become a manager, because you will have to take a whole new set of classes.

Start at the bottom and work your way up. Become manager/assistant manager. Get a couple of years experience, then leave for something much much better.

Your degree is fine, in fact aim high. Why McDonald's? Why?! You could also look at shops you know.

The great thing about McDonald's is that you can be an assistant manager while you're in college. And you'll find that as a regular employee, your food is 50% when you're working!!! How great is that?!? Well, not as good as it is for assistant managers who EAT FREE.

So get started by applying and working there as a regular employee, learn your craft by learning as much as you can on your breaks, and working your way up. They won't hire you as an assistant directly, because assistant managers have to be able to fill in for anyone.

Hope that works out for you!

You're joking right?!

You're working on a degree in Communications and you want to work at McD's?! Why not work for McDonalds in their PR department?

Or, just get a good paying PR job and buy a crap load of McDonald's!

With a good job in Mass Communications you could buy Mickey D's for breakfast, lunch and dinner and STILL be able to afford rent!

LOL! McDonald's does not require you to have a college degree to join their management team. They have their own management training program and will teach you all you need to know to be successful in the exciting Food and Beverage industry! If you're willing to work hard and... excuse me... fries are up...

Art Degree! I'm pretty sure it's the chosen major for McDonald's workers, gas station cashiers, and homeless street people.

I love McDonalds - I would never get a job there because I would get fat. Believe it or not but when I am really sick, McDonald's fries make me feel all better. I don't know why... but I have to have McDonald's fries when I'm sick and they have never failed me.

Not to down mcdonalds, but if your in college, it sounds like your already qualified. But I guess a buissness major would help to land a managing position.

Business Management, but I doubt you even have to go to college to work at McDonald's. Good Luck Anyway! :)