The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Mar 2011
Interview
The process was fairly simple and so are the interviews. The 1st round interview was waived, so i completed a personality assessment and an IQ assessment somewhat like the SATs (math/verbal). I passed that and was invited to Superday at the McLean, VA office. The day consisted of 2 cases, 1 behavioral, Lunch, and a tour of the McLean office.
1st Interview: Ferry boat, really simple and straight forward. This is where I messed up because I wanted to be thorough and ask questions about what impacted profitability. I thought that i did fairly well and in fact would have continue to do so if I wasn't informed by a recruiter that, it was my first interview. Come to think about while I ask asking questions the interviewer did seem pretty red. So I would after first two questions, i should have just given him my hunch and that would have made things easier. It's definitely not like the traditional McKinsey case--much more straightforward.
2nd Interview: This case was a little more challenging. This was regarding credit card processing. This is where i thought i messed up towards the end because I didn't understand the interviewer's question, but was informed that i actually did well on this case. Again, straight forward just understand the credit card business.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about about a time you went beyond your responsibilities?
1 online assessment followed by Power Day with 1 product and 2 cases. Power Day was quite tricky with concepts being combined and tested in different forms. Staying calm and taking in every word is crucial in keeping up with the casing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Product: name 6 ways to improve a digital product of your choice
The interviewer was friendly he asked me Quantitative questions on a streaming platform, too much math involved. I did not reach the answer though the interviewer tried to help so got the rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer was friendly he asked me Quantitative questions on a streaming platform, too much math involved. I did not reach the answer though the interviewer tried to help so got the rejection.
I thought I did really well, but they emailed me back in a few hours, rejecting me. This was for the online test before the power day, and they didn't even give me a score.