I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Capital One in Jan 2021
Interview
Applied with an employee referral and worked with a great recruiter. I was told that in 2021 they added a round before the finals, called a mini case. I had my phone screening with the hiring manager and I was rejected after the conducting mini-case with no feedback.
Mini case was supposed to mirror what PMs would do at Capital One and I was told it would be about a Capital One product. Mine was about CreditWise. There were 7-8 parts to it starting from questions around value of CreditWise to the company, market sizing, the enrollment process, building a new feature to take pictures of driver's license, technical design/features, UX design, reviewing what you would do in edge cases (i.e. if app is released in 2021, but using the license design of 2020 and it changes 1 month later), and how you would present this new feature to leadership.
Overall, I would say a really great way to get product sense from a candidate. But, Capital One has left a bad taste in my mouth since they do not provide feedback and candidates don't have an opportunity to improve.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the potential market size for this new feature (i.e. to into category breakdowns with #s)? What would you need to build if you were to build a feature to take a picture of a driver's license? How would you create the UX for this new feature?
Interview process started with an online Assessmsent first, HR Screening , then mini case study. Case study involved data review, giving feedback on how results could be improved. You will get asked technical questions (how would you build a certain application so have UI and Design questions practiced.
The interview process was smooth overall. It started with a computer screening, followed by a 30-minute recruiter call focused on my experience and fit with Capital One. Then I had a one-hour “money case” discussing a Capital One product from different angles. I’ve now moved to the PowerDay round, which includes two product cases, one product skills round, and one product discovery round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in the financial industry or at Capital One?
Frist round included a virtual culture assessment. Online scenarios and options of what to chose so that they can see the types of decisions you make, not necessarily how you make these decisions.