Want a job at McDonald’s? Just ask Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant

Want a job at McDonald’s? Just ask your smartphone. Starting Wednesday, McDonald’s Corp. will let job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon’s Alexa or Google’s Assistant. If users say, “Alexa, help me get a job at McDonald’s,” Alexa will ask which country y want to work in and play McDonald’s catchy “I’m lovin’ it” jingle. After that, users can share ir phone number and get a link to continue application process. Alexa also shares some facts about working for company, such as how it can lead to jobs in or fields.

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McDonald’s developed techlogy itself

function is available in U.S., Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. McDonald’s is also exploring adding feature in or markets. It’s t yet available through Apple’s Siri. move is an unusual one. While some job recruitment companies have built voice-recognition systems on Google and Amazon’s platforms, but both companies say McDonald’s is first direct employer to use its platform in this way. McDonald’s developed techlogy itself.

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For McDonald’s, voice-initiated hiring is a way to stand out in a tight job market. U.S. unemployment rate of 3.7% is near a 50-year low. Unemployment is also below 4% in U.K. and Germany. McDonald’s employs 2 million people at 38,000 restaurants worldwide, and its needs are constantly changing based on turver and seasonal demands. Over summer, Chicago-based company said it was hiring 250,000 people in U.S. alone. McDonald’s is currently seeking 338 part-time crew workers in New York area and 414 in Toronto, according to company hiring sites.

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Applications by voice — dubbed McDonald’s Apply Thru — are also part of a broader effort to use techlogy to streamline every part of restaurant, said David Fairhurst, McDonald’s executive vice president and chief people officer. For customers, that means digital ordering kiosks and mobile ordering; for employees, it means online scheduling and virtual reality games to train store manrs.