Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Capital One as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.33 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Abteilungsleiter and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Kundenservice and Intern roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Capital One takes an average of 48 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Kundenservice had the quickest hiring process (on average 5 days), whereas Abteilungsleiter roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in Oct 2011
Interview
I submitted my resume through the career center at my university. I was contacted by them to take a personality test, then a couple weeks later I was contacted to take a math/logic test. After that I had an initial on campus case interview, I made it past that round and made to what they call the "power day" which is where they fly you out to plano and give you 3 more interviews. Two of them are case interviews and one of them is a behavioral interivew. They invite some of the candidates back for a 3rd case interview, but they claim that is neither a posative or negative sign. I was not invited back for a third case interview, and I reieved my rejection call the next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you overcame adversity to complete a project on time.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Oct 2011
Interview
first round was on campus. One case interview and some chitchatting about background and what the position was about. The case was extremely easy. A few days later I was contacted by a recruiter to sign up online and finish some personality test and some GRE type of time assessment test. The assessment test was harder than expected, especially the verbal part where I almost ran out of time. Got another email a few days later informing me that I was selected for the final round of interview. Got to the interview site a few days later. They put me in a nice hotel and had a low-key reception the night before the power day where I got to meet some other candidates and some current Business Analysts. The current BAs will tell you that the job is pretty easy and you'd have a lot of free time. They all seem to like the job, but I got the feeling that it's nothing exciting. The next day started real early. I was instructed to check out of my hotel room by 7:30am, and interviews started promptly at 8:30. There were 2 case interviews and 1 behavioral interview. The cases were easy if you what to ask your interviewer. The whole "quantitative analysis" part that Capital One prides themselves with is nothing more than 4th grade arithmetics. I had no idea how simplified the cases were from real business scenarios and kept on asking for information that I did not need. Eventually I became visibly frustrated by the lack of intelligence put into these case questions and probably made the interviewers notice my attitude. If you have an advanced degree in quantitative field, my guess is that you won't be happy with this job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to learn new skills to complete a task.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (Plano, TX) in Oct 2011
Interview
Very difficult interview: all day long, 2 case interviews and one behavioral interview ( AFTER taking personality, verbal, and math tests online). I wasn't expecting the lower-level questions (algebraic equations) since I thought I was interviewing for a higher level position. The process as a whole was organized and efficient but over-engineered for the end result. I'd ove to work there but I guess I need to review my high school math books.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Define profit/loss potential and break-even point on a new insurance type product.