I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mattel (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2019
Interview
I was contacted for a phone interview and after a good conversation was asked to do an in-person. I came in three days later and interviewed independently. I thought it went well but despite reaching out twice after the interview I never heard from them again. I just received a bot email today (nearly a whole month after the in-person) that said I did not get the position. Would have been nice to have gotten a response from the actual interviewer, since it wasn't just a phone interview. Pretty disappointed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly behavioral based, i.e. explain a time you were frustrated and what did you do? Hardly any questions about the skills required for the job.
It was pretty simple. They interviewed me on the phone and then I had an in-person interview within a short time period after the phone interview. In the phone interview they didn't ask me much about personal experience they were basically telling me what the job was and if I could do it and when I'd be available to work. The in-person interview was pretty easy. They asked me more personality based questions and how I handled certain situations in past jobs. I could think of an answer right away for each question and then they offered me the job that day.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Did you ever have a co-worker you didn't get along with or didn't like? How did you handle frustrating situations with them?
Visual Merchandiser applicants have rated the interview process at Mattel with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Visual Merchandiser roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Visual Merchandiser according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 40%
Drug test: 20%
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