I applied online. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA)
Interview
It was a great experience up until the very end. Let me explain:
I get a call from a recruiter, and we just briefly go over my resume and why I am making a change to a different company. The conversation went well so my next step was to take a math/verbal quiz before proceeding to the next step. I passed it, and then a few days later, I spoke with a manager from the department. We seemed to get along very well, so they decided to bring me in for a super-day the following week. I had back-to-backs with about 5-6 managers, and it was a great experience. Most of the questions were behavioral, situational, and some basic fixed income questions, which again, were manageable. I walked away thinking I hit it out of the park. I didn't get a call for at least a week so I reached out to the recruiter for an update. This is where my experience went extremely downhill. The recruiter said that everyone had a great time speaking with me, but it was ultimately decided that I was too senior for the role. That doesn't make sense because when I applied, I was just a risk analyst, not even senior. Additionally, many of the topics that I would touch upon on the new role, are things I never had experience with. I felt like it was a bs answer, and that my time was wasted from the beginning. They could have just looked at my resume from the beginning and ultimately decided that I was too senior, instead of waiting until the very end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to make quick judgment
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Jul 2009
Interview
Analyst Tests (math, verbal, reading skills, interpersonal behavior), Phone interview, Interviews with the group (consisting of behaviorial interviews, job fit, and 2 cases assessing analytical skills, understanding of the business, and decisioning process).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Break-even analysis case that considers credit card revenue items, costs, change in fees, change in population, and product cannibalism.