I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Mattel (El Segundo, CA) in Jun 2012
Interview
lengthy, spanned over multiple interviews. People were overall very friendly and engaged. Met with HR and 3 hiring managers. I felt very comfortable and confident. Asked easy questions. Downside was once hired, I was not provided proper training. They just throw you in the mix.
I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mattel (Barcelona) in Mar 2016
Interview
Two interviews. The first one with the HR person and the second one with the marketing manager.
Both of the interviews were pretty much focused on previous experiences, skills and a business case
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you have a lot of work going on and your boss brings to you a new project that has to be done in a few days?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Mattel (New York, NY) in Feb 2014
Interview
Recived an email from HR to come in. Interviewed with 2 managers and HR. Got an call back the following week. Once I accepted the role, the package was sent to me and I was hired under Mattel's Contract agency, ProUnlimited. I started a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your past experiences and how they relate to this role
Marketing Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Mattel with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Marketing Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Background check: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
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