I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Jul 2010
Interview
I interviewed recently for an accounting position in Richmond, Va. I have never seen anything like the process that they put you through, but if I had checked the web site I would have gotten a heads up. The initial recru ting process was pretty straight forward, and the phone interview was standard as well. The problems began with the in person portion. It is pretty obvious they like to perform a good cop/bad cop routine. My first visitor was the BI interview and I think I did pretty well, but the person had no personality so that was disconcerting. The reading of the script was a little much as well. Next up was a potential manager (good cop) who was actually personable and went through some good questions and answered some as well. Next was this idiotic case study, I guess if I had had a heads up I would have checked the web as the actual problem is out there but I did not have the luxury. Needless to say I bombed that as the person stared at me and made me uncomfortable the whole time. Thank goodness lunch with another good cop was next. That part went well too. Then the last BI where a final bad cop with no personality asks the exact same questions as the first BI. That is six hours of my life that I will never get back.
I was already on the fence about moving to Richmond, but I think this sealed the deal against it even if I am offered the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The case study. Be sure to find the answer on line and work it out before going in.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in May 2010
Interview
Let me clarify, I was offered the opportunity to schedule a phone interview, but not allowed to schedule a time for the interview.
I was contacted after submitting my resume and asking to taking a personality test online the same afternoon. CapOne ran my credit run the next day and several hours later I received an invitation to schedule a phone interview. Within 5 minutes of receiving this email, all the time slots for the day were closed and I was not allowed to click on any other day. After immediately trying two different types of web browsers incase it was a browser issue, I contacted recruiting to inform them of the issue and if there was another way for me to schedule an interview (b/c why would you offer someone to interview, but not given them the opportunity to). I received this response several hours later:
" We realize that you are patiently waiting to hear from us regarding scheduling a phone interview. Your application is still being considered for this position. However, due to the high volume of interest we have received for this position, we may fill it prior to making additional interview times available.
We are working to process applications as quickly as possible in order to get back to you regarding the status of the position. Thank you for your continued patience as we work to process your application."
I would have blown this whole situation off as getting lost in the huge corporate shuffle, but I am one of those people who are Very protective of their credit, so I am not too happy to have my credit run to only be pseudo-offered a chance to interview. With the HR training I've received, you don't run credits until you've got your finalists for your position.
The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Capital One (Plano, TX) in Jun 2010
Interview
The hiring process with Capital One began very quickly. After expressing interest, I received a phone call from a recruiter on a Monday morning. That same day I completed personality and skills tests and by Tuesday morning had an invitation to interview in Plano that Friday, which I accepted. On Friday, I met with three interviewers, one for company fit and two giving case interviews. The case interviews seemed mostly straightforward but the interviewers would not give feedback after the discussion ended. Within a week, I received an email informing me that they were pursuing other candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Calculate the breakeven number of credit card holders we need to have to cover these marketing and card expenses.