I applied through college or 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.
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions covered financial analysis and business strategy
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.
Strategy Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Capital One with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Strategy Associate roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Capital One overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Capital One as a Strategy Associate according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 64%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 9%
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