Recruiter reached out to me to schedule a 30 minute phone interview. After the phone interview, an assessment was sent to me. The assessment determines if you'll pass to the next round (which would be one-on-one interviews with a possible case study).
The assessment was ridiculous, and was essentially to determine if you're a cultural fit. It took me about 30 minutes to complete. There were multiple sections including scenario-based questions related to how you might handle situations at work, questions around what your current manager would rate you in terms of skill, and behavioral questions (more likely/least likely). There are plenty of questions that ask if you're more career driven or not, if you prefer working under pressure or not, etc.
In short, I ended up 'failing' it and didn't pass to the next round. How I failed, I'm not sure because there were truly no right or wrong answers (how do you have wrong answers for something that's behavioral or related to personality?). Mind you, I have been in a position for 5+ years that is very similar to the role Capital One is hiring for. I absolutely have the experience they were looking for. Yet, I must not have been a cultural fit. What I gathered is that they are looking for someone who puts career above everything, is willing to work under pressure/a lot of stress, and who prides themselves as being the best of the best. It's 2024 - we've all lived through a pandemic and I think we've all learned to manage things better than this. Disappointed, and don't want to work for a company who evaluates candidates this way.