I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
Overall a very poor recruitment experience and I expected better from Capital One. Had I received an offer (I didn’t), the experience would have put me off accepting – this is not bitterness as I have found employment elsewhere shortly afterwards.
Started with standard online application form, 3 weeks later I was notified I had been selected for the next stage – a phone interview. Phone interview consisted of the interviewer walking through the role for 15 minutes, then using the remaining 15 minutes to ask 2/3 ‘job-fit’ questions which were your typical behavioural-type questions (‘describe a time…’). 15 minutes was no where long enough to provide adequate answers but nevertheless a further week later I was informed I had progressed onto the final stage, a 3-hour F2F on-site. Upon providing suitable dates for the F2F interviews I waited a further 10 days for a response to the email, finally being provided a date another 10 days in the future (very slow).
The F2F day consisted of 3 x 1-hour sessions, a BA case study (entirely maths focussed), a product challenge (reinvent a product and describe a product of your choosing) and a product design case study. After each 1-hour session if there was any remaining time I was allowed to ask any questions on the role. The day is very intense, and I would question how relevant the maths challenge was to the role I was applying for. All interviewers were extremely friendly and tried to make you feel at ease (the one positive from the experience).
After the interview I waited a further 10 days to receive an automated email telling me I had not been successful, considering the effort involved would it have been too much to ask for a phone call or at least a personalised email? It’s now been several weeks since the interview and I have still not received my requested feedback.
What stuck me was after 3.5 hours of interviews with Capital One, I’d been afforded no more than a few rushed minutes to ask any questions about the role, and only been given ~10 minutes to actually talk about my experience and why I believe I’m right for this role (during the phone interview). Surely this cannot be a sensible way to recruit. Every step along the process I felt like I was waiting around for a response.
Would not recommend, the process needs to be entirely overhauled.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Calculate break-even point. Calculate Elasticity of demand.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in Oct 2018
Interview
Interview first with the recruiter, then a webex interview with 4 other staff members. To begin with, I'm a little uncomfortable with web ex interviews & the staff members doing the interviews didn't do anything to make it more comfortable. None of them utilized the video component, so I feel like I was dressed for no reason. Then a few of the interviews started late because the recruiter (I guess) provided them with the wrong information. Lastly, one of the interviewers just sounded like she didn't want to be there & was pretty crude in the way she asked her questions. Would not recommend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Think of an event in which you were put in a difficult situation & how did you handle it?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Vienna, VA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Standard process initially, recruiter reached out, quick phone screen. Call with hiring manager to feel our position, then flew me on-site to discuss. Capital one on-sites however are a unique experience. First, they have an all day 9-3 affair, multiple case study’s, job fit, and a “lunch.” But mine was particularly interesting as the first interviewer did not show up and no explanation was given. Additionally they give interviewees a calculator for math equations, which, in this day and age shows just how far behind Capital One truly is.