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      Design Interview

      Jan 5, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Los Angeles, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Mattel (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2017

      Interview

      At my college, we had around eight departments come and interview students. Each department group was given a binder of snapshots of student work/resume and called over those they were interested in. You weren't aware of which departments were coming and which you would be interviewed with. Some had one person others had two or three in a group, it just depended. I interviewed with all but two of the teams. A week later I received an offer from two teams and had the amazing opportunity to choose which team. I contacted both teams for more information and then chose/accepted the next day. I didn't' receive official paperwork until a few weeks before the start date which was over two months later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Of the current products out on the market right now which would you consider innovative and why?
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      Designer Interview

      Mar 3, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      El Segundo, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Mattel (El Segundo, CA)

      Interview

      The interview process had two rounds of calls on teams. One with HR and the second with the team’s manager. They were all very professional and pleasant to talk to with.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked about prior toy design work both professional and personal
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      Designer Interview

      Jul 24, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      El Segundo, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mattel (El Segundo, CA) in Jul 2024

      Interview

      3 virtual interviews all within one week- #1 phone call with recruiter, #2 with Hiring Managers, and #3 with Creative Director. Everyone was super friendly. I thought the interviews had gone well, but after 3 weeks, I got an email saying the requisition had been canceled.

      Interview questions [6]

      Question 1

      Tell me a little bit about yourself.
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      Question 2

      What is your design superpower?
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      Question 3

      What brands fo you think are leading in packaging and design?
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      Question 4

      Where do you find your inspiration?
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      Question 5

      How did you deal with disagreements when making decisions with a team?
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      Question 6

      Explain your design process from start to finish
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      Designer Interview

      Apr 23, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      El Segundo, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Mattel (El Segundo, CA)

      Interview

      I had a preliminary phone interview that essentially made sure I could verify that my portfolio was my own and if I had projects that may be relevant to the work that were omitted due to space. After that I had a second video interview with the heads of the departments I would be working with in which I was asked a series of questions that seemed to be more about if I would be a good fit for the team culture since they had seen my work already. I was asked to describe one project from start to finish. It was a fairly straightforward interview and I found every question to be relevant and reasonable.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a project and how you were involved from inception to completion.
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      Mattel interviews FAQs

      • Design applicants have rated the interview process at Mattel with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Design roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mattel overall takes an average of 25 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Mattel as a Design according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  38%

        Phone interview:  25%

        One on one interview:  25%

        Background check:  13%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Manager(48) ;
        2. Intern(30) ;
        3. Designer(22) ;
        4. Senior Manager(22) ;
        5. Internship(20) ;
        6. Associate Marketing Manager(19) ;
        7. Director(19) ;
        8. Associate Manager(18) ;
        9. Marketing(17) ;
        10. Analyst(15) ;
        11. Financial Analyst(14) ;
        12. Project Manager(14) ;
        13. Senior Financial Analyst(14) ;
        14. Estagiário(13) ;
        15. Finance Manager(13) .


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