The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One (Arlington, VA) in Oct 2011
Interview
Initial communication and interaction with the company highly positive- they arranged several open bar/hors d'oeuvres mixers (one following campus career fair, the next for those accepted for first-round interviews). Pride themselves on unique, internal strategic focus. Culture is much more similar to consulting than banking. Interview consisted of "getting to know you" questions, which were largely a formality, followed by a case interview. The case interview is slightly more quantitative than the majority of consulting interviews, but still follows basic case style. Keep your thoughts organized, know what each number refers to (and decide if some of the information you've been given is irrelevant to the specific aspect of the question you're trying to answer then before incorporating it in your answer), don't hesitate to ask questions, think before you speak, all of the standard advice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Market sizing and cost-benefit analysis of advertising channels: facebook vs. email.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capital One in Nov 2009
Interview
Really nice and approachable people at the career fair. Pre-interview consisted of a verbal reasoning and quantitative tests as well as personalty tests. 45 minute case interview. interviewer didn't ask me a single question about myself - not even why Capital One. He went straight into the case, asked unanswerable questions and was utterly condescending. worst interviewer ever.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the average time spent talking on phones for customer service representatives and how does this relate to profit