Associate Marketing Manager 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 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Marketing Manager roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Associate Marketing Manager according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 29%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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1) Submitted my application in March,
2) Got an email for a phone screen in early April
3) Phone Screen
4) Interview with 4 different team members from the department I'm applying including hiring manager
5) 3 Phone interviews with various directors
6) Assessment - late April/early May
7) Then nothing .... as other reviewers are saying "crickets"
Early on they were quite responsive and clearly I'm a qualified candidate who impressed at least some of the 8 people I interviewed with -- however its now been over a month and I've sent polite follow up emails (trying not to seem over eager or annoying) and left two messages for my recruiter. Website says still "Under Consideration."
I'm fine getting a no, but please can you reach out and tell me that? After taking the time to speak with eight different people, complete an assessment/multiple rounds, I think I deserve that courtesy. This a post-Master's position for me and so I've been in school until recent graduation, but I don't have all the time to wait and have a few other offers.
After everyone I spoke with and the job description, this role was my number one pick, but I don't even know if I'm still being considered and can't wait. I accepted elsewhere and the fact that this is a pattern for them is ridiculous and unprofessional.
IT WAS EIGHT INTERVIEWS AND AN ASSESSMENT AND THEY WON'T EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO SAY NO OR STILL IN CONSIDERATION. Pardon the all caps, but the rest of the process was a delight and the people in the department are clearly top notch and great -- I'm just frustrated as a qualified candidate that anyone who has set aside the time and put in the effort this much can't even get a response.
I called the recruiters... and I never call recruiters unprompted.
I also have a friend who while is on a slightly more recent timeline is experiencing the same thing with a different department -- I'm not sure what is going on over there, but it's really putting me off the brand.
I applied online. I interviewed at Mattel (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Phone call with HR first to go through basics information. The second interview is with the hiring manager and took around 45 minutes. I didn’t get to more rounds as they do not sponsor for visa.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which brand would you like to work with for this division?
Professional but warm Question and Answer, no case study scenarios —just be yourself and prepared to discuss anything dynamic about your resume! Wasn’t anything to be worried about I enjoyed the interview it was conducted over zoom
Expect around 5-6 different interviews, which includes behavior questions, scenarios and examples. Ask each person as difficult questions as they as you. For example, what is your team's biggest challenge and why.