Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Mastercard as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Director and Business Development rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Director and Business Development roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Mastercard takes an average of 63 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Director had the quickest hiring process (on average 63 days), whereas Director roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 63 days).
Interview process was short, but it was near-impossible to get feedback... or an update on my application, at the very least. Interviewers, who were very nice and encouraging on the day we met, did not respond to my follow-up e-mails.
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Question 1
What's a European piece of legislation that you help advance?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Mastercard (Londen, Engeland) in Aug 2025
Interview
3/4 interview rounds in total - 1 HR round, 2/3 Case study rounds
The role requires sponsorship but they do not sponsor a visa for this level of seniority in the UK.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I just had the HR round in which they asked about my visa situation, I required sponsorship, hence I got rejected.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mastercard (Kuala Lumpur)
Interview
Short preliminary 15 minute phone call with the recruiter. It was good, they explained the company and the role very well - warm too it was easy to be interviewed