Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Mattel with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Designer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Designer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 38%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
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The interview process had two rounds of calls on teams. One with HR and the second with the team’s manager. They were all very professional and pleasant to talk to with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about prior toy design work both professional and personal
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mattel (El Segundo, CA) in Jul 2024
Interview
3 virtual interviews all within one week- #1 phone call with recruiter, #2 with Hiring Managers, and #3 with Creative Director. Everyone was super friendly. I thought the interviews had gone well, but after 3 weeks, I got an email saying the requisition had been canceled.
I had a preliminary phone interview that essentially made sure I could verify that my portfolio was my own and if I had projects that may be relevant to the work that were omitted due to space. After that I had a second video interview with the heads of the departments I would be working with in which I was asked a series of questions that seemed to be more about if I would be a good fit for the team culture since they had seen my work already. I was asked to describe one project from start to finish. It was a fairly straightforward interview and I found every question to be relevant and reasonable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a project and how you were involved from inception to completion.