I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Got an email from the recrutier asking me to take their online assessment. Passed the online assessment then was scheduled for a phone interview with a director in data analysis department. He asked about my background, how comfortable I was to work with large database, and asked me to describe a project I had been working on. Got an onsite notice 3 days after the phone interview. The onsite started with a behavioral question and job fitting session, during which 3 questions were asked and different functional areas in the data analysis department were described and I was asked to pick one that I was most interested in. Then a case study, another behavioral question session and another case study. Had lunch at 12pm and was sent to the airport after a brief tour of the campus. The behavioral questions were standard questions like "describe how you learned sth new" and "describe how you set up a goal and achieve it". The case studies were about credit card profit and loss insurance. They were straightforward as long as you are clear on how to match numbers with cost and revenue. Overall it was an interesting experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
case study: credit card insurance profit per customer
cost of mailing $0.5, response rate 1%, average balance per month $1000,
insurance charges 1% of average balance monthly, customer claim rate 5%
(once insured customer files a claim, the balance will be wiped and C1
lose $1000).
Question: profit per customer, graph claim rate vs response rate, graph profit vs response rate and find the response rate for maximum profit (r=1%)
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Apr 2011
Interview
it consists of 2 behavioral interviews, and 2 case interviews. Sample tests available at their websites. If prepared, the question won't be too difficult for those who have had some years of working experience. Behavioral questions: can be found on all sorts of behavioral websites. Interviewers were all very nice, and encouraged 2 way communications.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case question: 1. About a insurance product: to decide whether it's good to launch the product, and to calculate whether the program will be profitable, and the break even response rate, the price and etc. 2. To evaluate the financial impact of cancel of a employment check on the card application: if canceled, the % of bad accts that would make the portfolio still profitable. The breakeven % of bad accts.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (Plano, TX) in Apr 2011
Interview
The interview consisted of an initial call from a recruiter. We discussed my resume, salary expectations, methodologies, and job description. I inquired on the specifics (functional vs technical), technical requirements, etc. Once resume was submitted, a phone interview was scheduled with a project manager and senior business analyst. The interview lasted about 45 minutes, and we discussed methodologies I was familiar with, current role, and what they expected.
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Question 1
When determining requirements, which technique do I prefer most?