I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
1. Phone Screen with HR
2. Call with Hiring Manager (Sr.Manager/ Director /Sr. Director-Level Personnel)
3. Mini-Case Interview
4. Power-Day Interview (4 interviews in one day)
All interviews were completed remotely in my case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The power day interview consisted of four interviews.
1. Product Design Case. Here you are presented with a problem (info given via ppt slides) and you work with the interviewer to come up with a solution.
Advice: Make sure your solutions address a customer pain point and make business sense. Try to consider the customer journey and where you would make improvements.
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2. Product Skills Interview. Talk about a product you managed/designed with 2 capital one product mangers.
Advice: Think through the product development process. What you did at each step. Why you did it. The value developed for the customer. How you measured success along the way. (And keep it friendly and conversational. Try to imagine a world where you do not have interview anxiety and that this could be fun!)
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Analyst Case: Solve a business problem. Here, the interviewer asks you questions in phases to get to the root of a business problem. This is a typical business case.
Advice: The example in the preparation packet is pretty close to what you end up doing. Also, If you can solve mckinsey style cases, you should be good for this case. Check out youtube for examples. Victor Chang's Business Situation Framework is good to have in your back pocket. Also be prepared for market sizing.
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4. Behavioral Interview. Often with a Software Engineer/Tech lead.
Advice: Think about what the interviewer may want to know. For the example of the tech lead, it could be things like... what are your technical chops? How do you play nice with others? What are some things you do to regularly advance your skills? What can you do for him/her? Traditional behavioral questions: Why Product? Why this job? etc. are also applicable.
Come prepared with questions for all interviewers, but especially the behavioral interviewer.
GOOD LUCK!!!
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
1- phone screen
2- mini case
3- power day (business analyst, product design, product skills, job fit)
They told me that passing the interview makes me eligible for any Product Manager position in the company, but I believe this is false.
My theory is that you are being interviewed specifically for the PM role & job description that you applied for. They will ask you about your interests and appear flexible but I do not think that is the case because the job fit interviewer is specifically hiring for that position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scrum master vs Project manager vs Product manager
Problem statement definition & solutioning for grocery store
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2021
Interview
Interview was for a more junior position than I was led to believe. Other than that, the questions were reasonable. However, there is an expectation that you spend a full day at their office interviewing and participating in workshops.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What led you to apply for this position, experience, etc.