Case interview with business strategy and accounting concepts. Not too difficult but information is presented in a way that can make it challenging. Definitely practice using different case studies beforehand as first round interview and both second round interviews were the same style.
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Questions covered financial analysis and business strategy
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Oct 2017
Interview
Campus recruiting. 1x on-campus case interview with a member of Strategy group. "Power Day" consisting of on-site case and behavioral interviews w/ Ex-Bain consultants.
"Power Day" consisted of 4 interviews. 1x behavioral w/ VP of a different group (handled earnings calls & investor relations/finance). 2x case interviews w/ former Bain & Co. consultants. 1x "written case" interview
Behavioral: Overall, the only negative experience of my recruiting process. VP was honestly rather rude & consistently interrupted as I was responding. Made little eye contact and didn't seem to be terribly interested in what I had to say.
2x case interviews were enjoyable. Interviewers seemed to be interested in my thoughts and provided helpful commentary throughout the process.
1x written case: Given 30 min to review 20x PPT slides. Had to formulate PPT-style presentation summarizing key findings. Then presented to (different) case interviewer.
Received call 4 business days later from recruiter informing that they would not be extending an offer. Lasted about 20 seconds; Recruiter said they would not be extending offer, then abruptly hung up. Negative end to what had mostly been an enjoyable process.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Aug 2023
Interview
Super straightforward process. First round w/ 1 interview (likely a case), followed by a Super/Power Day with 3-4 interviews (likely a couple of cases and a behavioral interview). Recruiters/Capital One team members clearly state expectations and are very responsive throughout.
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Typical case questions. Behaviorals included walking through resume.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in May 2023
Interview
First round mini case with a senior associate. Power day consists of four rounds of back to back interviews: two mini cases similar to the first round, one written case, and one behavioral interview.