I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Virginia Beach, VA) in Nov 2020
Interview
Great recruiter. Always on the lookout to help. Interview consisted of behavioral, case, and technical interview phases. Consider practicing the STAR method for behavioral interview. Practice linked list and trees.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why Capital One?
- Tell me about a time when you had to overcome opposition to implement a solution.
- Share an example of when you had to motivate others to achieve your goals
- Tell me about a time you explained a technical concept to someone non-technical.
- What’s the project you’re most proud of?
- Describe a time you learned something new to achieve a goal.
- Tell me about a time when a project didn’t go the way you expected it to go.
Recruiter screening to begin with. Then, technical discussion about java, spring boot, design pattern, small coding tasks and followed by design assessment for distributed systems. Finally, managerial round for the team fit
Scheduled a call with recruiter. Recruiter didnt show up for the screening call and cancelled it 5 mins after the scheduled time. Dropped a follow up email and got no response. After a week, I got an email from the recruiter stating I am selected for the next round i.e Assessment. Sent me an email with the assessment description but no link. When I sent a follow up email asking for the link, I got ghosted again. It was a bad experience. Felt like she is toying with me. Why ghost an applicant repetitively? Unprofessional recruiter who doesn't respect an applicant's time or efforts!
4 rounds of interview including coding , design , case study, behavioral after clearing the code signal assesment. Coding was medium hard of 2 questions each. case study and system design was difficult.