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At Mattel, we work hard to give you what you need-a dynamic setting that's designed to help you thrive and achieve your maximum potential. It's fresh ideas and insight that drive our business, and those are what we seek in our employees. If you want to work for a company that challenges you and rewards your contributions, Mattel is the employer you seek.

Imagine working for a company that-for more than half a century-has provided toys to children all around the world. Our brands are so well known, in fact, that many are considered "classics," including Barbie^®, Hot Wheels^®, Fisher-Price^®, and American Girl^®. Mattel's position as a top employer, however, goes well beyond its rich heritage. Today's Mattel continues to be a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of children's products. Headquartered in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in 36 countries, and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world. We have over 30,000 employees around the globe who proudly stand behind our name.

There's something special about working at Mattel; in fact, there are many reasons why Mattel is a great place to work. We provide a progressive work environment, highly competitive benefits, and many employee programs designed to meet your needs. In the products we create and the supportive work atmosphere we provide, Mattel demonstrates its continuing commitment to excellence.

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Mattel has a summer internship program that is offered to both MBA and undergraduate students. The program is coordinated through the Corporate Staffing Group, who work with the various divisions and departments within the company to recruit and select interns, and plan and organize the events and activities held throughout the internship.

The different types of internship opportunities available include MBA internships, and undergraduate internships in Design, the INROADS program, and other general undergraduate internship opportunities as well as high school internships. Details on all of these programs are included at the end of this overview.

The objectives of the summer internship program are to:

• Provide talented students with challenging, real-world experience in their field of study.
• Enable Mattel to pursue its goals and growth objectives through high quality temporary employee support.
• Attract high caliber employees to Mattel through successful interns returning as full-time employees, and others through positive word of mouth as a result of internship experiences.

The length of internships is typically 12 weeks, and start and ending dates will be determined prior to the beginning of the internship by the department and the intern. There are established standard pay rates for both MBA and undergraduate interns.

The following is a summary level description of the different types of internship opportunities available:

Mattel offers challenging summer internships for first year MBA students. Most MBA internships are in either Marketing or Finance, but are also offered by other divisions or departments based on need. These unique opportunities provide project-based work that requires teamwork, ingenuity, and creativity, as well as tactical responsibilities that expose the intern first-hand to the experiences of a full-time employee.

The interns learn the complexities of the department they are assigned to, spend time with senior level executives, attend “brown bag” presentations and seminars, take field trips to help increase their understanding of the company’s various operations, and, of course, attend a few social events.

INROADS Internships – INROADS is a non-profit career development organization, whose mission is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry, and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. The INROADS staff identifies exceptional students of various ethnic origins throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Mattel then selects a pre-determined number of INROADS candidates that best meet the company’s needs.

Design Internships – The Design and Development group offers two types of unique internship opportunities – Design and Engineering:

• Design – This assignment is ideal for students who have a general understanding of Design principles and practices, and possess good problem solving skills. Interns are responsible for the design and development of medium complexity projects.
• Engineering – This assignment is ideal for students who have a general understanding of common engineering principles and practices, and possess skills in CAD/CAM, drafting, and mechanical schematics. Interns are also required to have good project management skills.
• General Internships - There are also general undergraduate internship opportunities available, based on department needs. Departments which typically hire interns include IT, Legal, Corporate Communications, and Human Resources, although any interested departments can participate.