I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Mastercard (Washington, DC) in Feb 2017
Interview
Multiple Rounds - Phone Screen Followed by Two Rounds of On-site Interviews
Phone screen was done by the recruiter
1st round consisted of two 45 min interviews. Each interview had a case and a behavioral component
2nd round consisted of 5 or 6 interviews over a 4.5 hr time frame. Of the 6 interviews, one was a coffee chat with a peer and another was a s/w demo. Remaining four were a combination of case and behavioral interviews. Personally, I found the 4.5 hr interview to be very tiring ... make sure you rest well the day before and take a few min break in between the interviews if possible
Cases were a combination of quantitative and qualitative questions ... I liked all the folks who I interviewed with. I found them to be very passionate and very smart
The hiring manager was very good and response all along the process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked why I didn't get selected by McKinsey at my business school (I probably shot myself in the foot by revealing that information). Either ways, it was very tricky (and honestly odd) to answer the question
It was a reasonable interview, will not call it difficult.. the discussion was more around cultural fitment, global mobility and ability to adapt to a large matrix organization. Lot of stress was placed on communication skills vs technical skills
1 HR screening call and 3 rounds of interview with hiring manager and peers. The question was straightforwards and to the business. No much related to AI. Overall it was a good experience
I applied through other source. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Mastercard (Amsterdam) in July 2025
Interview
Meerder gespreksronden, (3 stuks) met soms een ruime week voordat je iets van feedback kreeg. Je moet ze continue chasen voordat je iets hoort Geen duidelijkheid over de tijdslijnen en hoeveel rondes er gingen plaatsvinden.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Terugkijkend over een jaar, wanneer ben jij tevreden?