The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Houston, TX) in Jan 2010
Interview
There was first a survey kind questionare to check your personality traits followed by an IQ/Intelligence test. Next they had the case interview in which they asked me to analyze what interest rate of credit card would have most turnout. Basically, the math was very simple..+,- % and ratios..but you really need to analyze and think critically.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Plano, TX) in Mar 2009
Interview
Capital One recruited at my campus career fair where I had to sign up to take a skills test at a campus location on a later date. I believe they now administer this test online. The test mainly tested your math and quantitative skills. I also had to fill out an extensive personality test. After that I was invited to an on campus interview which was a case study. It was fairly easy if you just look over the sample case study on their website. I was emailed a few days later to schedule an office visit for Plano for further interviews. The office interviews conceived of 2 case interviews and 1 behavioral. Capital one provided sample behavioral questions that may be asked for those who have problems with behavioral. The 2 cases were more difficult than the case i was give on campus. There were about 8 other candidates that were flown in to interview for various positions, so the process was a bit intimidating.
Most of the cases required math. They would ask you to calculate the break even point for a product or develop a marketing strategy to improve a product's response rate. I heard from other candidates that applied for other positions that they were asked to describe CAPM in detail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you took an unpopular stand to achieve your result.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in Feb 2010
Interview
I applied online through my University. After they received my application, they requested I fill out some behavioral questions / personality test online. This took about 15 minutes. At my interview, there were no personality questions, they just started with a case study immediately. For the case study there was no information withheld, it was just a few math problems. After I finished the case study, he explained what a business analyst would do and then asked me if I had any questions. Following this, there was another online test in math (graph reading and conversions) and reading comprehension. I was not offered a second round interview.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Domino's used to offer free pizza for late deliveries, but then stopped, why might they have stopped?
If Domino's now sells late pizzas for $7 (used to be free), on time pizza for $10 and used to deliver 90% on time, what % do they have to deliver on time now to still make the same revenue?