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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?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One in Mar 2011
Interview
I applied to the job via my career center at my University. I was emailed a few days later regarding the interview. Typical 1:1 interview. Business case. I did fine on analyzing the case, but I feel like I did not connect with the interviewer as much as I would have liked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you adopt the $5 footlong promotion at a Subway restaurant?
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Mar 2011
Interview
Recruiter made initial contact via email and directed me to online tests. After those tests I was invited to Richmond for the Professional Business Analyst "Power Day". There were 8 of us interviewed that day. The interviews consisted of 2 cases and 2 behavioral interviews. The process was very mechanical with very little company information provided. It was obvious they were not going to invest in the candidates until they had met their criteria. The whole thing was very efficient, but not as personable as I am used to. I stumbled a little on the first case, but did well on the other three interviews. The recruiter called the next day and said that based on the first case I did not have the quantitative abilities for which they were looking. I received that same feeling during the interview so this was not a surprise. I appreciated the fast response. They are looking for very strong quant. people and have enough applicants that they will not take the time for anyone who stumbles. This is a very efficient machine!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Assume you are a president of a company who just combined two telephone hardware companies. Model the profitibility of the new company through various scenerios.