I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Visa Inc. in Sept 2011
Interview
I submitted my resume online & was contacted by the HR manger for a phone interview within 3 weeks of my online submisson. HR setup a conference call with HR manager and the Hiring manager which was quite extensive.. They scheduled a face to interview with 6 executives and the hiring manager. It was scheduled & then at the last minute a HR manager tells me the interview was cancelled because job title changed..
Not sure what that was about.. The job may have been filled or other candidates were found but still I would have expected a better answer such as "we are looking at other candidates"... explanation of job title changed seemed odd.
I was told the HR manager would get in touch with me. but still no response..
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Visa Inc. (Singapore) in Nov 2020
Interview
Long drawn-out interview process (numerous rounds over three months) that lacked transparency and engagement from Visa all throughout.
You can't help but feel that they already have somebody in mind for the role right from the start, so the entire interview process feels like a charade.
As such, be prepared to get rejected after all those rounds of interview on the sole basis that the other (chosen) candidate has a better "fit"... however nebulous and all-encompassing that "fit" term is (eg. Do I need to be from a specific set of countries, do I need to speak with a specific accent, do I need to behave in a certain affected way, do I need to know at least some of the decision makers, do I need to be in a certain age group, etc.).
I hope I am wrong, but...
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Visa Inc. (Foster City, CA)
Interview
Contacted by Visa and invited for a 1st round of onsite interviews at Visa's Foster City HQ Thought I did well in the interviews but after a 4 week gap of complete silence assumed they weren't interested (ok, fair enough, perhaps I didn't do as well as I'd thought).
Out of the blue receive a surprise invitation to come back for a 2nd round to interview with a SVP and 2 others -- also thought I'd done well. However, apparently not. Another 4 weeks pass by.
Finally hear back and am asked to come in for a 3rd round of interviews, this time including an EVP.
After those interviews, zip. No follow-up, no updates, no response to emails or phone messages. Crickets.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Visa Inc. (Foster City, CA)
Interview
Contacted by a 3rd party recruiter, phone interview with hiring manager and HR at Visa, followed by onsite interviews with Hiring Manager, HR, and Strategy Office. Offer process took several weeks, all verbal via recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was nothing unexpected or difficult, mostly discussed my specific background and the proposed role, the current state at Visa (this was a new position), and how I might fit. They spent more time selling me the job than I had to sell actually myself. I was very surprised that the negotiation process went as it did; they stated repeatedly that they base compensation on the local market as opposed to the actual value the candidate may bring, and in the case of relocation candidates they do not do any cost of living adjustments.
