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Alexa can now help you get a job where?

Answer: McDonald’s.

The fast food chain wants to make its job application process that much easier. That’s why it launched Apply Thru, a voice skill that will start filling out an application for you.

Apply Thru works with Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home. Users simply say the device’s wake word and then the phrase “help me get a job at McDonald’s.” They will then be asked for their name, location and desired job, and the skill will use their answers to begin a new application online. Their device will then send them a link via text to the application, where they can finish filling it out.

Kate is a senior copy editor in Northern California. She holds a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in professional writing from the University of California, Davis.