Anyone has any tips for the case interview process at Capital One?
I have my interview in a couple of days and I’ve never done one. I have a couple and I will get help from a couple of friends to practice a few. Does anyone have any guidance for the general process? I’ve heard there’s more math (though I can use a calculator) and that it’s about all industries, not just finance. Any tips are appreciated :)
You don’t give tips when going to interviews. It can be seen ad bribe
How else am I going to get the job?
Maybe try services... like sexual favors. Nevermind scratch that. That’s a #metoo
The recruiter should have provided you with some online examples. Don’t sweat it. Just talk out loud so interviewer understands your logic and thought process as you work thru it. It’s supposed to be interactive.
Just like mgnt consulting case interviews. Search them and practice.
Interviewer will majorly focus on your approach. Take sometime to understand the question, ask for missing information (if any) and think loudly. Even if you are not able to solve the case, it should not be a deal breaker. As I said, focus will be on how you approach the problem.
Thank you!
It's interesting word problems but nothing crazy. It's easy to get it if you're decently intelligent. Focus more on the BIs, they are harder IMHO
I’ve focused on them for so long I feel like I’m okay for now haha. But this is just a phone case interview so no BI questions on this one.
They're doing a case interview as a standalone phone call? TIL.
Biggest mistakes people make on the case are: 1) thinking it’s just a math problem. It’s a problem solving exercise. We need to see how you can conceptualize a problem and recognize the solution. Communication is key. 2) doing the math in your head without talking. I’ve seen folks way smarter than me make simple math errors and I can’t walk them back to the happy path because they did it all in silence and I have no idea where they went wrong. 3) relying too heavily on what you saw online. Don’t anticipate some “Gotcha” moment because you saw something on a practice case you saw online. Our cases are pretty straightforward if you focus on your interviewer and not some crazy shit you saw online or a horror story from your MBA buddy.
Got it. Thank you so much. Would you say it’s more interviewer led or interviewee led?
Interviewer will lead you to a point and then ask for your input. From there it’s up to you to lead them to a conclusion or answer. Then the interviewer will take back over.
Not worth it run the other way!
Haha why would you say that :)
They’re easy af. Just practice a couple of the ones they have online