Capital One reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(18,954 total reviews)
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Richard D. Fairbank

75% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Capital One has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 18,954 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capital One employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Apr 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

-I was with Chevy Chase Bank when it merged with Capital One and they kept the length of time I was with the company, allowing me to have 20+ days of PTO. -You are compensated when you reach your goals. You can earn anywhere from $120 to 3000+ plus per month based on your sales. -Health benefits are pretty good, you can choose from three different levels, depending on your situation. -Tuition reimbursement for PT who reg works 20 hrs/week (up to $2500) and for Full timers (up to $5k). -If you are unsure of a procedure, need guidelines, or have legal issues, they have a customer service number for employees to call and get directed to the right department. You can also obtain policy and procedure guide on the intranet. The intranet is very resourceful. The company itself offers many opportunities and a lot of aid for their employees. As a Relationship Banker, if sales is not your passion, then don't apply. Any sales job can be stressful and time consuming, but if you're into sales, Capital One would be a great place to work.

Cons

-If you're not sales oriented, this is not for you -Some procedure takes a while to do, sometimes you would have customers sign things and then you later organize everything after hours. Notes are helpful so you can remember what happened between you and a customer, potentially to obtain sales later, but if you don't have it, you will be frowned upon or cause your branch to fail an inspection from the sales and service coach. Bc of this, you could also be staying after hours to add volume to your notes. -Follow ups schedules, possible an hour to open an account and add a checkcard, coin machine bags needing to be changed, and there's only two of you while there's 5 people waiting. -If you're not doing good or just doing ok...prepare to be micro-managed. Logs and trackers on how many people you've talked to, how many you've helped, any sales from any conversations. -If you're not meeting your goals, or just meeting the bare minimum, you are indirectly hinted to find new jobs. So the implications could be "Sales is not your thing, find another passion/position" or "We're going to let you go if you don't start producing the numbers." -Working at a branch means work-life balance can be difficult.

3.0
Apr 2, 2012

Great talk Poor Action.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Capital One Bank is a company with a lot of potential for career growth if you go along to get along.

Cons

Yes men are more appreciated than creative thinkers. They don't slam down creative thinkers but it isn't encouraged either. Just tote the line to get ahead.

4.0
Apr 2, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, motivated coworkers and lots of recognition/praise for a job well done. Intelligent and smart leadership, generally making good decisions. Great benefits (vacation, flex time, work from home - sometimes). Great facilities. Interesting work. Great training classes.

Cons

Too much work - many at the Manager + level work 55-65 hours a week. They say they support working from home, but typically only on Fridays. Too many meetings where phone calls/emails/IM could suffice. Too many meetings mean not enough time for work. Performance management process intense and cumbersome; too complex. Expect that once you get in, you'll be at that level for 3-5 years - hard to get promoted. Not as many options for promotion/advancement as you think unless you are Sr Mgr+ and are willing to leave your line of business.

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