Visa Inc Interview Questions & Reviews in San Francisco, CA Area
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Updated Dec 20, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at Visa Inc
Posted Dec 20, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 1+ week)
phone followed by one on one
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Financial Analyst at Visa Inc
Posted Dec 9, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Foster City, CA (took 8 weeks)
After a phone screening with HR and the hiring manager, an all day interview was arranged. (2 weeks after the phone interview) It was your typical group interview and most of the questions were standard "cookie-cutter" types. The people were friendly but seemed stressed and overworked. It took several calls and e-mails to finally get a response/offer (another 3 weeks or so) The HR/Recruiter are not always very prompt in getting back to you so be persistent.
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I countered their offer and got what I wanted. Do not accept a low offer if if it's more than your current salary. The hours are long so and promotions and salary increases take time at Visa,
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Business Leader at Visa Inc
Posted Oct 24, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Sep 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 6 weeks)
1 call screen with HR, 1 call screen with hiring manager, 1 day of interviews with all team members. Offer came within a week of meetings. Having a competing offer at the same time accelerated the process. Very well organized and friendly work culture with all people involved. Top of the line.
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Negotiation Details
Very short. Negotiated small increase of 2% on salary. Advise being bold about salary expectations at the outset.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Financial Analyst at Visa Inc
Posted Oct 5, 2011
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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 Jul 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 2 days)
Accounting questions related to depreciation/ amortization, deferring revenue, recognizing revenue.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Analyst at Visa Inc
Posted Jun 12, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 3 months)
- Length / difficult of interview depends on Groups / Interviewers
- Lots of behavioral questions and decision comes down to skill / fit / what the interviewer has in mind of an ideal candidate
- The process took forever and hindered my opportunity to apply for other jobs in the Company
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Program Manager at Visa Inc
Posted Jun 2, 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 Jul 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 weeks)
Super-day interviews with the entire team. 5-6 People back to back across various ranks.
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I Applied Online.
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Intern at Visa Inc
Posted Mar 16, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Foster City, CA (took 2 weeks)
Got an email from the recruiter to set up a phone interview. Had initial phone interview then got contacted about going into Foster City for interview there. Interviewed with 4 people in three interviews. Two were 1:1 and one was 2:1. They were really friendly and the interview was pleasant. They mainly wanted to know how I fit in and a lot of the questions were situational/behavioral. They don't expect you to know too much about he Visa business model, but it helps if you're familiar.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Business Leader at Visa Inc
Posted Feb 27, 2011 — 4 of 4 people found this helpful
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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 Jul 2010 in Foster City, CA (took 1+ week)
Interviews are short - 30 minutes, and there is very little time to engage with the interviewer. My sense is that decisions are made pretty quickly. So, if you have 5 things to say about yourself, make sure you bring them up during the interview one way or another, b/c time will run out.
There is a lot of attention paid to prior experience in the payment space, event though in reality, few people at Visa have worked in that space prior to Visa, anyway.
Most of the job postings are actually created to convert contractors, so even if a role sounds/looks perfect for you, you never know if you're going against an internal candidate who's basically already been vetted.
Office is sterile, as are most of the personalities there. The ones secure in their roles will be more real and open, but in general, you're looking at packaged questions along the lines of "tell me a time..." that corresponds directly to the job posting.
Be VERY careful who the hiring manager is and as much as you can, try to find out anything about him/her, because your fortunes at Visa can turn on a dime, and it does not matter how qualified or good you are, you could be scrutinized for petty things.
Try to avoid groups where new leadership (or leadership without Visa experience) has been placed. Those groups are stress chambers, each manager trying to position him/herself in a way to look to good. The product group is one of those, for instance.
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Negotiation Details
Had room to negotiate. I was asked to apply for a Sr. Business Leader role, then was offered a Business Leader role. After I turned it down, they offered me the Sr. Business Leader role, and I accepted. If you really think that you are Sr. Business Leader level, don't take the Business Leader role. It's nearly impossible to get promoted, no matter what you are told in the negotiation phase. My impression is that it takes several years and participation on some very important and visible projects to make that leap, and even that is not a guarantee, because there is basically one major reorg each year.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Financial Analyst at Visa Inc
Posted Feb 22, 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 Mar 2009 in Foster City, CA (took 2 days)
The interview process was straightforward. I was a current employee at the company so I only had to describe to them what I had worked on and provide a new of someone who could give me a recommendation within the company. There were no by the book behavioral questions, just basic knowledge of how the finance function works was all. I did not have to interview with more than my manager and his manager which made it less intimidating. The finance department is notorious for a high turnover so they were desperate to fill the position since most people try to stay away from it at Visa unless they don't mind working 10+ a day.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation process since we were on a company wide pay freeze.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Accounting Intern at Visa Inc
Posted Jan 10, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Foster City, CA (took 1+ week)
Applied through college recruiting. Initially had a 30-minute phone screen asking about employment, background, and some behavioral and situational questions:
Why are your interested in Visa?
Name a time (in work, school, extracurriculars) when you have gone above and beyond.
Called in for an in-person interview in Foster City. The chances were pretty good for spring internships, and talked to each manager about their background, they were very nice. Less of a behavioral/technical interview than mainly looking for fit.
Beginning of the following week, was offered the position.
Reason for Declining
Looking for full-time
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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