I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital One in Feb 2022
Interview
Lots of interviews (all remote these days). First was an HR screener, second was a few days later with a Senior Product manager, third was a week later and was a set of 4 interviews in 4 hours (known as 'Power Day'), and finally I had a large number of 'job fit' interviews with individual hiring managers to find the correct fit with me.
Overall, I appreciated the rigor that goes into this, even if it is a huge commitment and a bit of roller coaster. Most of the early process was transparent and I never doubted the intent. It wasn't until I got passed the Power Day and into 'job fit' that I became frustrated with the experience. At this point, I received very little to no feedback from recruiters or managers which was a VERY unpleasant experience given that ambiguity was starting to affect my ability to easily leave my old job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I'll add some insight on 'power day' (there are lots of examples on Glassdoor and they all seem relatively similar): there are four interviews each running one hour long with only a single break (so there is very little breathing room). My first was a 'product skills' talk with a couple of directors who had a sheet of questions they had to ask (this was stressed - we 'have to ask these') about my product experience to date.
The second was a more behavioral interview focused on my soft skills. This one was for more relaxed than the other three and included a lot of 'typical' HR questions like what are your strengths/weaknesses, describe the best team you've ever worked with, how do you resolve conflict, etc. We've all had these interviews before...
The third was the dreaded 'analyst case' which wasn't too bad at all. I had a few places where I got really flustered but ultimately did well enough to pass.
Last was a 'product case' interview which I found to be a ton of fun. The interviewer gave me a multi-slide PPT deck with a bunch of business case elements and I had to pick a problem statement to drill into and address. If you enjoy problem solving and can articulate your thoughts, you'll be fine.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Capital One (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2022
Interview
Great experience! The interviewer (senior PM) explained the scenario well, waited for me to take down the figures. Was patient and polite throughout the interview. Tried to push me in the right direction as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Case question : Straight up profitability question. Was asked to find the revenue and price per product with only the FC and % VC given and to find the breakeven point.
2. Tell me about yourself?
3. Why Capital One?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
Screening with HR, then marathon Case session in February
First was business analysis. Took place with someone who was not interactive at all. Did not help when asked, did almost nothing to move the case forward. This was followed by the Design Challenge, which was a little much if you ask me. None of Cap One's products really pop in a way to suggest they take Design all that seriously.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about when you did something you were proud of, not proud of, something you did even though you didn't have to