Learn about Mastcard's values and culture to ensure that it is the right fit for you Ensure you use the 'STAR' methodology for your interview responses
Graduate, Sydney
Be authentic. Mastercard looks for people with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Try to demonstrate all the skills you have learned throughout your degree/work experience and really show the interviewer how interested and keen you are to work for MC (yes, that involves a little bit of research into the company/payments industry!).
Graduate, Sydney
Study data structures and algos
Graduate, Sydney
I would try understand what exactly Mastercard does and how the team your applying for fits into that. I would also practice a few cases to understand basic frameworks and communication skills.
Graduate, Sydney
Be authentic, know about payments, understand the industry as much as possible, know buzz words and key trends, speak well and be personable especially in sales.
Graduate, Sydney
Know your experience, what you want out of role, talk to interviewer about what role provides and see if its a good fit. Don't take a job just because you can.
Graduate, Sydney
Know what you are passionate about, see how that could align with MC.
Graduate, Melbourne
Something that I always do for publicly listed companies is read through their latest annual report and have a few sound-bites ready for the interview. I also like to have a few current events or recent acquisitions memorized that the company has been involved in, then take it one step further and offer your opinion on that activity. E.g Mastercard recently acquired Ekata for $850MM, I might say "It's really interesting that Mastercard is investing so heavily in digital ID companies, this is something I think will really become important in the payments industry as governments try to reduce fraud" Wide reading is important, know a little about a lot of things. Also if you can research who is going to be interviewing you. Also have the answers ready for those questions that always get asked "Tell me a little about yourself, why do you want to work here, tell me an example of when you show leadership etc"
Graduate, Sydey
Lots of research on the company products as well as case study prep
Midlevel, Sydney
For Mastercard in general, understand our company and what we stand for. Know your passions and find an alignment between those passions and our values. I truly believe that we hire candidates for their attitude more so than aptitude. Both are important, however we will always work with someone who has the right passion and willingness to learn, if they don't have all the technical skills because we can teach them over time. That said, having good business acumen will always help. We also do evaluate communication and teamwork skills as our role is client-facing and project/team based. We also evaluate good analytical foundation in business context, e.g. if a company is losing profit, what are the levers. I cannot speak to specifics for the other divisions beyond the general overview above.
Graduate, Sydney
Know what Mastercard does and is about, be open to working with others and be creative.
Midlevel, Sydney
Be aware of why you're applying and reflect on why your skillset is relevant/valuable. One of the reasons I applied was because I love the tech industry, but my work experience in a tech start up provided evidence to this claim, rather than being a generic statement.
Graduate, Melbourne, Australia
Know more about the company before you apply/attend the interviews. Show who you are, not just what you know.
Graduate, Sydney
Review the company website and their values. Visit their investors page and read latest PR releases and recent announcements.
Graduate, Sydney