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      Principal Financial Analyst Interview

      20 Jan 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Washington, DC
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Washington, DC) in Dec 2021

      Interview

      Phone screen with recruiter, make sure you qualify for the position. Then "Power Day" - 2 behavioral interviews and 2 case study interviews. The behavioral interviews are 45 minutes each and the case studies are an hour. I passed one case study, but not the other (started out well, but then struggled halfway through). Did not get an offer. Afterwards, the recruiter told me in so many words that I did not pass one of the cases so that's basically why I didn't get the job. So the case studies seem to have more weight than the behaviorals.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Case study key concepts: profit maximization and break-even analysis Typical behavioral questions - tell me about a time when...
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      Principal Financial Analyst Interview

      17 May 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Richmond, VA
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA)

      Interview

      Must answer 2 case studies and 2 behavioral type interviews. Met with 4 different people. You stay in a small room and they come to you. After all the interviews you go to lunch with someone on the team and if you pass then you get a final interview with the hiring mgr.
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      Principal Financial Analyst Interview

      12 Mar 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      McLean, VA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Mar 2022

      Interview

      1) Starts with a two part online assessment with a mathematical analysis on a small business case, not timed but they want you to finish as quick as you can. Followed up by a questionnaire assessing your cultural fit. 2) Phone screening with a recruiter where you go over the basics: Experience, why CapOne, salary expectations, etc. 3) “Power Day” with two behavioral interviews and 2 case studies that will last 4 hours. They outline what to expect for both. Behavioral was STAR format and case studies were about P&L/Break-Even and Interest Rates where you have to think out loud through your thought processes. 4) Final stage is really a formality where you would have a quick convo with the potential hiring manager. Overall, it’s a long, cumbersome process and it’ll really make you evaluate whether you want to be apart of CapOne(not in a bad way).

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      “Tell me about a time when” questions revolving around: Leadership, challenges, competing priorities, implementing change, influencing, conflict, etc..
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