intense, mostly friendly interviewers, prep on tech questions, i was asked to come up with a way to speed up the process at the DMV essentially and it was basically a design challenge question with case interviews too in the final rounf
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Question 1
design challenge that asked about speeding up the process at the DMV
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
- Recruiter screening - typical questions - Why CapitalOne, tell me about your current role etc
- HM round - why CapitalOne; situational questions
In both rounds, the recruiter and HM were constantly distracted - the recruiter mentioned their slack was blowing up and the HM was barely listening. Note: I have solid PM experience and domain knowledge from FAANG. Felt disrespected throughout the interview process. Oh and they never bothered to reach back out closing the loop. If a candidate can free up 45 mins in a day, the interviewers should atleast show the courtesy back to the candidate.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital One (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2023
Interview
Cap1's interview process is disrespectful of candidates. It's a backloaded gauntlet of six interviews (mini case & five-round power day) with literally zero feedback upon rejection. Mini case is disproportionately easy relative to power day. Power day (five hour-long interviews in a single day) is comprised of five sequential and diversified looks (mix of creative, behavioral, technical, case-style, etc.), so you have no idea where you went awry if rejected.
I get that Cap1 has a high standard of excellence and can afford to be extremely picky in the current labor market, but asking candidates to go through a months-long recruitment cycle and then leaving them completely in the dark is simply wrong.
Cap1, if you're reading this, stop hiding behind the "guidelines from your risk management team" and provide candidates with the feedback they need to improve. It's the least you can do.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Creative design thinking case from power day was to redesign the DMV.