I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Dallas, TX) in May 2010
Interview
Applied online and got contacted by a recruiter. Did some online testing (verbal / numerical) then got flown out for an onsite interview. Interview was difficult but not impossible. The day is broken up into 2 cases 1 behavioral and a recheck of your online testing. They then take you around their campus and you talk to people that work there.
Don't worry about the behavioral interview, its just STAR method and I'm pretty sure its designed to just calm you down in between the case interviews. The cases vary but I got one about direct mail vs phone calling to contact new customers for a capital one credit card. The interviewer was a bit tricky and made me second guess stuff, but its not hard to handle. The last question on that case was how to decide between direct mail and phone calling when there's a limited budget and audience. You have to write an equation that links the 2 variables and then explain it to him.
The other case was about dominos pizza and how they're considering changing from a free pizza if delivered late model to a discounted pizza if delivered late model. Really straight forward, don't over think this one and you should be fine. You have to calculate how much % demand and supply changes to make the 2 systems equal.
Overall the company seems great, and offers a lot of benefits. The interview process are hard, but I was told by a VP there that if you don't get it, you can just apply again in a few months and you go thru the process all over again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the direct mail / phone call question they give you a set of numbers where you decide to go with one but then a budget constraint is added where it makes sense to change to the other. They offer another audience constraint and the answer changes again. They then ask you to justify your answer and why you're flip flopping so much. Then they ask you to make a equation so that you can decide which to choose based off of the values of the 2 constraints.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in May 2010
Interview
Thus far I have taken a couple of online assesments. The first one was the standard behavioral assesment, and the next was a math skills test. I passed both, and was then offered an in person interview. From what I hear the interview process is pretty rigorous and you have to know your stuff.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you were faced with a difficult task or situation and how you responded.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (Plano, TX) in Apr 2010
Interview
When submitting an application, you complete a verbal and math assessment online. Should you do well on that, they might extend an offer for an interview. My interview was one day out in Plano. It consisted of 2 case interviews, a behavioral interview, and they have you complete another math assessment to ensure someone else didn't take it for you. I wouldn't say the interviews were that difficult, but from what I understand the positions are fairly competitive so there is little margin for error.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem.