Mattel Interview Questions & Reviews in El Segundo, CA
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Updated May 6, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Associate at Mattel
Posted May 6, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in El Segundo, CA (took 3 days)
Phone screen by HR, then 1st Round in person (4 people, 1-on-1), then Final Round in person (6 people, 1-on-1, mini business case questions).
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Accepted offer as written. Was offered more than I asked for.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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MBA Strategy Intern at Mattel
Posted Mar 7, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 weeks)
1st round was on campus - 2 case interviews, one retail focused one general strategy - 2nd round was 3 interviews, 1 traditional case, 1 ad-hoc case, 1 operations case - at a disadvantage because I did not have consulting experience. Overall good people and culture.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Financial Analyst at Mattel
Posted Feb 28, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in El Segundo, CA (took a day)
It was back to back interview. Two Finance Managers. One asked questions based on the resume, the other asked questions based on a mini case. People there were very friendly.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Research Associate at Mattel
Posted Jan 15, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 weeks)
The process was fairly average, telephone interview with HR recruiter then he sets up full interview with team. Spoke with 3 levels on the team including the department manager as well as cross teams you may be working with. Everything was straight forward and friendly.
Was told I was over qualified for the position I was applying for, specifically I had more experience than the manager of the team and their wouldn't be anything he could teach me. But I understood it was a step back for me to get into the company and learn a new industry and this was discussed upfront that I understood this yet they still used it as an excuse. I felt if it was a problem they shouldn't
T have never brought me in for that position in the first place.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Graphic Designer at Mattel
Posted Oct 29, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 weeks)
I applied to an add the Design Manager Posted. About three weeks later I got an e-mail saying they would like me to come in for a 1 on 1 interview with a selection of Design Managers and a few designers. A week later they called for more information for a background check. I got the job.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Human Resources Intern at Mattel
Posted Feb 21, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in El Segundo, CA (took a day)
The university recruiters at Mattel are very professional and wonderful to work with. They were very timely with their communications and relatively on-time with their interview. I met with four people that day, in separate one-on-one interviews. I was asked very typical questions, mostly behavioral. You should definitely have a strong understanding if the company and especially its culture and how you would fit in with it. Try to find out what they're looking for in that particular position and make sure you elaborate on what skills/personality traits you have to fit in it.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Analyst at Mattel
Posted Feb 4, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 days)
Overall Mattel seemed like a great company to work for since it was in Fortunes Top 100 Companies to Work For b/c of their tuition reimbursement programs, baby sitting program, etc. But once I walked through the door I just was not comfortable. I did not feel welcomed by the first person that interviewed me. He was a tech guy and was sizing me up which I did not appreciate. Also, there were two people that were supposed to interview me that did not show up to work on that day which was a bit unprofessional. Overall, I only got good vibes from one VP in HR but I did not come there to work for her so overall it did not work out. I do not think that the HR person that screened me did a good job b/c it was clear to me as soon as the first guy interviewed me that it was not a good fit.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Finance Intern at Mattel
Posted Jun 19, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in El Segundo, CA (took 1+ week)
In the consortium activity in orlando. Got interviewed by 2 people.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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IT Intern at Mattel
Posted Oct 24, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in El Segundo, CA (took 4+ weeks)
The interview process was not long. First had an on campus interview (behavioral) then an on-site interview which was with three different people and was a little more technical. All-in-all it was a decent process.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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