I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME! I spent 4 months going through the HR screenings, hiring manger screening, case study, and powerday which I spent 40+ hours preparing for. No one on the powerday was focused or cared. In TWO of them, the people walked away to take care of personal matters. In another, the woman didn't even understand the question herself. The whole process was about math problems which is not relevant to my experience as a PM. After months of interviews and 40+ hours of prep work I received an automated rejection email. I asked for feedback twice and got ghosted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think of when you think of capital one?
I applied online. I interviewed at Capital One (New York, NY)
Interview
I absolutely adored my recruiter, who was very attentive and kept me well informed during the process. The initial case rounds were manageable and very much fit the descriptions for what to expect. Unfortunately, the last round I was asked to describe something technically at the same level as a "technical architect," and when I was only able to describe the system design at a high level, the interviewer very visibly shut down, having written me off as a candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a product you worked on (follow up: how does your product work, describing at the level of a technical architect)
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital One (Washington, DC) in Apr 2024
Interview
Interview process is very time consuming and is such a waste of time - Interviewers do not have a clue who are they hiring and for what role, They just are following some age old business case model structure they say they will judge you based on for your overall approach, but in reality they don't, and do get stuck on numbers. They are not interested in your real world complex problem, but are more interested in theoretical bookish answers... interviewers are just there to tick a box. The recruiters are good on initial screening but do not provide any feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why capital one? Product you worked end to end, Explain a time when you incorporated customer inputs for a feature.