I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Sep 2011
Interview
Capital One HR was very prompt and nice. Everything was arranged well. Initial phone interview was just to discuss few basic details. More of a discussion than an interview.
Final day interview consisted of case interviews and behavioral interviews. I think I did not do well on the case interviews which was a surprise to me. In my opinion, taking a case interview is a skill too. If the interviewer is not clear, then the candidate will have a hard time.
Very nice workplace. Relaxed atmosphere. Company does believe in work life balance. Would have taken the offer had I got it. Will try after one year.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Had a case in which I had to perform calculations and a break even analysis. In the end had to interpret the results.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Initial communication was slow and unstructured. Had two first interviews cause there was a mix up, and then it took considerable time to schedule the follow-up tests and interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
suggest ways to increase revenue collection from at risk and defaulting card holders. how do you decide which card defaulter to pursue for payment or used credit?
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Capital One in Apr 2011
Interview
Very drawn out process. Initially was a phone screen followed by an online financial knowledge assessment. They urged me to do this as quickly as possible, and despite doing well did not follow up for an interview in Richmond for two months.
The interviews in Richmond consisted of four meetings - 2 case interviews and 2 behavioral interviews. The behavioral interviews were not two-way conversations - each interviewer asked 3-4 questions about how you handled yourself in various work situations. My advice is be specific. One interviewer indicated that she had not even looked at my resume because she would not want my background to cloud her opinion of my responses. Very odd to be so consumed with behavioral responses while caring so little about someone's personality/career choices.
Based on my conversation with others, not all cases interviews (45 minutes each) were the same. I had one easy one and one where I could not decipher what I was even being asked (probably my bad, but who knows).
the campus in richmond is nice, but the vibe was very "quant" and i did not get the sense that the culture was very collegial. Not surprising given the company's intense focus on data, etc. Regardless, don't go down there expecting a laid back southern approach. The "non-financial" personnel were very friendly and accomodating.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you were given a task that had a deadline that would be difficult/impossible to meet? how did you handle it?