Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Mastercard with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 55 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mastercard overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mastercard as a Associate Consultant according to 55 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 14%
Presentation: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Mastercard (San Pedro Garza Garcia) in Mar 2020
Interview
I got an email notification about a recruitment event from Mastercard in my university, so I registered. The initial part consisted in an hour-long information session about the company and the job for their consulting unit, called Mastercard Advisors. It was later followed by a GMAT-type test at the end of the session. The best candidates were later invited to run through the interview process the following day (since the team was based in another city, only this date was available for the interviews - except for extraordinary cases). In this case, I can only talk about the session and the GMAT-type test, but I assume that the interview process would've followed a consulting-type case interview structure.
Overall, I think that the information provided in the session was really good, and the overall recruitment process is well-structured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Math skills: complex algebra, geometry, critical thinking applied in numerical logic. This was complemented with some statistics.
the interview was a one way interview and then a two round live casing interview. both interviewers were professional and amicable during the interviews and it was not difficult to proceed
I applied online. I interviewed at Mastercard (Johannesburg)
Interview
Mastercard’s graduate interviews involve application screening, online assessments, first-round behavioral and technical interviews, followed by final interviews or assessment centers. Candidates face case studies, problem-solving tasks, and behavioral questions assessing fit and skills.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Mastercard (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2026
Interview
The interview process is two rounds:
First Round is Online and consists of a case + some behavioral.
Final Round is 2 Cases + 2 Behaviorals. Cases are standard consulting cases.
Heard back within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, and asked further about specific experiences.