Mastercard

Data Science Intern

June - August 2019 • Purchase, NY

What I liked

Great resources, people, and location (kind of), hackathons, volunteering events.

What I wish was different

The team composed more of software engineers. Better wages considering it is a job in NYC.

Advice

Do not go for money. The experience was priceless.

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Product Development Intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I liked the environment and freedom - as long as you got your work done, you were allowed to work in your own fashion. Personally I spent a lot of time with the other interns from different teams working.

What I wish was different

My position was not a strictly engineering-based role, so the engineering work was not as intensive as I would've liked it to be.

Advice

Try to talk to as many people as you can.

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Software Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Washington, DC

What I liked

Great culture; they really made sure interns learned a lot and had a good time.

What I wish was different

Advice

Do stuff with your team! I always thought my coworkers would be separate from my friends, but APT made me rethink that :)

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Computer Programmer

June - August 2019 • O'Fallon, MO

What I liked

I enjoyed the working environment that MasterCard created for interns to fully immerse themselves in the program and company.

What I wish was different

I have no criticism

Advice

Don't be afraid to ask questions for help. Everyone is always willing to meet with you and help you with whatever challenges you may have.

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Intern

June - August 2019 • O'Fallon, MO

What I liked

I worked for five weeks with the authentication/authorization team, then for five weeks with the physical security engineering team. This gave me a chance to learn more about Corporate Security Operations and to apply many skills that I've learned as a cybersecurity major. I also thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with two exceptional groups of people. I liked learning about the Agile scrum method and working with teams on two continents.

What I wish was different

The intern challenge was not well-organized, and the prizes for winning were inequitable across three locations. As the leader of the team that won, I had to negotiate with HR for prizes, then report to the team as the middle manager how the negotiations went.

Advice

Get on LinkedIn and connect with as many people as possible as a student who's seeking an internship. When a contact wants to know more about you, grab the opportunity. It can easily turn into an internship.

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Business Consultant Intern

June - August 2017 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

Opportunities to interact with clients over email, phone, and occassionally in person; coworkers friendly and willing to help, for the most part

What I wish was different

The work was not that interesting since it was really just helping clients navigate through the software and deal with simple requests, in other words, it was like software support glorified as consulting, and nothing was particularly analytically challenging or intellectually stimulating; also, more transparency around feedback and the review process

Advice

Negotiate which projects you get put on before accepting an offer, if you do still decide to apply, as some projects may be more interesting than others; otherwise, it seems like the project placements for the summer are pretty much randomly assigned and some interns may have a much better experience as a result

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Account Management intern

June - August 2019 • Purchase, NY

What I liked

What I wish was different

I wish I had networked more. The company is very open to this and love to meet interns!

Advice

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Program Assistant

July - August 2018 • Rochester, NY

What I liked

I loved interacting with the scholars and the other program assistants. I got to appreciate first hand a lot of the organising that goes into the MasterCard foundation scholars program

What I wish was different

I wish I had been more engaged earlier because it took me a while to start feeling it and I feel like I missed a lot of great opportunities to have fun

Advice

Always reach out to people. Even if they look like they don't need help you should check on them and make sure that they are okay. Showing genuine concern takes nothing from you

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Intern

June - August 2018 • Purchase, NY

What I liked

The culture at the company is unmatched, everyone was so nice and willing to help out in any way they can. Also the headquarters is very modern and provides many entertainment opportunities

What I wish was different

N/A

Advice

I definitely recommend working here. If you do, take advantage of networking opportunities.

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Intern

June - August 2017 • Purchase, NY

What I liked

Experience corporate culture, nice facilities.

What I wish was different

More work, formalized training, more intern bonding activities.

Advice

Take this as an opportunity to learn about payment processing and innovations in fintech.

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Software developer intern

June - August 2017 • New York City, NY

What I liked

The project that I had to build, gave me a good hands on and taught me important skills

What I wish was different

Advice

Meet as many people from other departments as possible

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Business Consultant Intern

May - August 2017 • Washington, DC

What I liked

I really liked that there was a good mix of data work, analytics, and client interaction. I got to have a good exposure to each subfield.

What I wish was different

I wish the projects were a bit more involved, although that was more of an exception in my case because of the nature of my project.

Advice

Explore different areas in the company! There are tons of ways to learn more about the other positions (e.g. Database Analyst, PM, etc.) by shadowing or being involved in side-projects. So definitely try if that sounds interesting to you!

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Accounting/Finance

June - August 2017 • Miami, FL

What I liked

Incredible company with great growth opportunities.

What I wish was different

That there were more interns from Florida State.

Advice

Meet as many people within the company as possible and stay in touch with them. Network. Network. Network.

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Financial Planning and Analysis Intern

June - August 2017 • Miami, FL

What I liked

Boss was incredibly nice and supportive, important executives were willing to meet with interns to share their experiences and advice, they had off-work fun activities for interns, the people are very helpful, projects were challenging but never daunting.

What I wish was different

I wish the HR department had more communication with candidates

Advice

Be persistent, reach out to full time employees to ask them about their roles even if they are not in your department

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Intern, Information Security Operations

June - August 2018 • O'Fallon, MO

What I liked

The internship experience was outstanding! I was given real work assignments and allowed to work in two departments on two teams (received a promotion). We had an orientation and weekly presentations by key executives in many departments. Some presentations were presented by executives in other countries or regions. I was one of 75 interns from around the world, and each of us served in a different business unit. We had a community service project and numerous intern networking opportunities. My roommate was from Turkey, and I learned a tremendous amount about the differences in the U.S. and other cultures this summer. Also, Mastercard gave us a signing bonus and arranged for low-cost housing.

What I wish was different

I loved the internship experience. The only big problem I had was finding things to do on the weekends. O'Fallon is 30 miles outside of St. Louis, and it is mostly highways and strip shopping centers. The businesses and restaurants close at 8 p.m. each night. There are no buses or low-cost transportation to St. Louis. When I could go with other interns who had cars, I had a wonderful time exploring the area. However, if I needed things from Walmart, I had to walk 13 miles to get supplies.

Advice

Mastercard is great about offering internships to students who excel in many different business areas. They pay very well and are supportive of their interns. It was one of the best experiences of my life, and one that allowed me to grow and thrive.

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Data Science Intern

June - September 2018 • St. Louis, MO

What I liked

I liked my intern partner. I am glad that I was exposed to Data Science work!

What I wish was different

I wished that my manager was more involved with my work.

Advice

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Software Engineer

June - August 2018 • St. Louis, MO

What I liked

The team was very welcoming. I had weekly check ins with my manager. I had a desk mate who was learning to develop for the same team, and we were situated across from the head of the developers so we could always ask questions and not feel left in the dark. I got to develop, test, and merge my own ticket by the end! The interns also had their own side projects to help the International Institute of St. Louis develop a website which helped me bring up my confidence as I have a good amount of experience in that area.

What I wish was different

I wish I had take more object oriented programming classes my junior year to prepare for software engineering since I am studying software development.

Advice

Go in open minded. Don't think about why you are not getting something, but how you can get there.

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Advisors, Consulting Services Intern

June - August 2018 • Purchase, NY

What I liked

I loved the amount of attention and face time with senior management and senior consultants; they are extremely committed to developing talent. As well, throughout my entire time there I felt as if I were making a real difference and was working on important projects. Most importantly, it felt as if I was building true skills - including both hard and soft skills.

What I wish was different

The one thing I would say is I wish the commute had been a bit shorter, but that's not necessarily something that can be easily changed! Maybe one smaller thing I would add is I would've personally found it helpful if there was more training in terms of technical skills (ex: Excel VBA, etc)

Advice

I would say that this experience heavily depends on your dedication. Mastercard Advisors offers a lot of opportunity for you to take real ownership of your workstreams, and they definitely reward effort where they see it. Because of that, it has a very meritocratic structure which you can take advantage of by putting in the effort that's needed to be seen.

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Product Engineer Intern

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Being a part of a company culture that prioritized innovation and learning, getting the opportunity to network and meet really inspiring people within the company, participate in a lot of intern-specific events planned by the University Recruiting team.

What I wish was different

I wish the work I had to do was more challenging or had a bigger impact.

Advice

Never stop asking questions and always thank people for their time. If you enjoyed a speaker's speech, let them know. Everyone you meet, you can learn from. Thank them.

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