I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (New York, NY) in Jan 2019
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter and I told him I was passive in my search. I decided to speak to him anyway. When we started our call, he immediately fired off interview questions (no joke) instead of introducing me to the role. Any decent recruiter knows that if a candidate is passive, you need to provide them information about the role and get them interested. He was more interested in metrics. He asked me why I’m looking to leave my current company. Clearly no attention to detail because I clearly told him I was passive. He also did not bother initiating a conversation about the opportunity until I nudged him to do so. He then had the audacity to minimize the question by saying “well I’m not sure what you want to know, its a recruiting role”. Ummm okay buddy, great job at selling the role and also HOW BORING. You lost my interest for the 50th time in this conversation.
He also was very pushy about salary expectations. When I pushed back, he I insisted that i provide him some sort of number. Sure I get that, but know your candidate type. If the candidate is passive and does not wish to discuss salary, save it for another conversation. He seemed like the “every other recruiter” that people hate and talk about. Not impressed with his style at all. Also, it was clear that he did not bother looking at my LinkedIn profile from one or two questions he asked. It was a huge turn off and I was immediately not interested in the role. What a joke!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many positions did you fill last year.
How many positions did you fill this year.
Why are you looking to leave your current employer.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (London, England) in Feb 2017
Interview
Phone interview, then onsite meeting 4 people which I felt is a little OTT. I enjoyed meeting 3/4, one was quite pushy and rude and also misrepresented his personal hiring metrics to me which in hindsight is funny. Seems dated in the way that they do things, they also expect you to travel one day a week.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (London, England) in Jun 2016
Interview
One telephone and two face to face meetings within three weeks. Testing after phone screening (verbal and numerical). Communication was very strong with a quick response to my initial application and prompt feedback after each stage. The culture is really important and Capital One increasingly positioning themselves as a digital/tech business; this is reflected in the dress code which is very casual - no need to wear a suit to interview! Highly recommended company with a strong purpose-led culture around treating customers properly.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Motivations for joining Capital One. Checking research levels into company culture and current business challenges