The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in Nov 2011
Interview
Applied through school career site. Application was simple, resume drop and some simple questions but no cover letter. Got a first round interview which was a not-very-intense case-style interview with pretty simple math questions to solve a basic business problem (lot of break-even and what-ifs). Got flustered and messed up some of the questions she asked me, was also the last interview slot of the day, and didn't make it to the next round but wasn't really surprised. They say they look to take 'everyone that makes it' rather than weed people out to fill a certain number of slots. From what I heard, next round interviews were very similar: more cases, with panels of interviewers, and if you pass the cases you move on to behaviorals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Breakeven questions where profit values were in percentages as opposed to dollars (i.e. marketing revenue = 4%, not $1 billion, etc.) and calculating changes in profit and breakevens from that.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Oct 2011
Interview
Capital One is probably the most terrible interview experience I have had. I remember that I interviewed for the intern position earlier in the year, and this full time position interview is the second time that I have an interviewer who speaks minimal amount of English. Well, to give a case, there is absolutely no way candidates can understand what they are saying. The interviewer also showed a bored look and a demeaning attitude.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Capital One in Mar 2012
Interview
I applied through my university's recruiting process (sent a resume)
First step was an on campus case interview -- unlike other 'case interviews' there are clear right and wrong answers; some are mathematical, others probe at your business intuition (many of the cases are about consumer banking/lending/credit)
Then came an online math test and personality test
Then 'super day' -- case interviews and one personality/social fit interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
After being explained about the definition of an affinity card (affiliated with a university, sports team, etc.), why might a credit card company offer affinity cards? (Give several reasons)