Capital Group Interview Questions

16 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (97%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (93%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.1
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (68%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Capital Group

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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Research Associate
Year 2020
Job Title Research Associate
Group/Division Distressed Debt and/or High Yield
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Operations
Location Los Angeles
Experience
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Difficulty
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Summer Associate Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Operations
Location Los Angeles
Experience
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Difficulty
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1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Investments
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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1st Year Associate
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
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Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
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Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Operations
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Capital Group Examples

CAP Associate Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: January 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 01, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Got the first round call with the HR Recruiter. Was asked about why Cap Group, if I had gotten a full-time offer from my summer internship, the kinds of books that I like to read, and a company that I was currently interested in. Did not hear back after the first round HR call.
Interview Questions
Why I decided to decline my summer internship offer and pursue a job at Capital Group instead.
Sample Answer

IO Summer Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2020
Date Submitted: Sep 23, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
One hirevue, one interview with an HR recruiter, and 3 back-to-back interviews with full time employees at the firm. No technicals asked, only concerned about fit and culture/
Interview Questions
I don't think there were any that were unexpected. All typical behavioral interviews!
Sample Answer

Research associate Interview - Distressed Debt and/or High Yield

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: September 2020
Date Submitted: Jul 24, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
4-5 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Focused on fit and soft skills. There wasn’t a focus on technical skills (though i believe this has since changed).
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time where you were faced with a challenge where you had to make a decision that was time sensitive and under pressure?
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intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: May 2022
Date Submitted: Jul 12, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
1st round hr interview, then 1 to 1 interview with associates. Mostly behavioral questions, everyone is friendly, be prepared to talk about your stories
Interview Questions
tell me about a time you need to make decisions without any information
Sample Answer

Investment Operations Associate Interview - Operations

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2020
Date Submitted: Dec 07, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Standard hireview, then zoom interviews geared towards cultural fit/behavioral Q's. Very nice people, easy to engage in conversation and they portray the firm/work experience very well. Ultimately very positive experience
Interview Questions
What is your Contrarian view
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CAP Associate Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2021
Date Submitted: Dec 03, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Hirevue, then second round with two HR reps, then super day over a period of three days (7-8 interviews). Very behavioral
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time you failed
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Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: June 2020
Date Submitted: Jun 30, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
HR phone call
Manager call
Associate call
Analyst call
4 hour skill test

Half behavioral, half technical
How to evaluate a company
Thought process
Interview Questions
One day you can change, what would you change and why would you change it?
Best investment idea
How would you evaluate a company?
Why did you choose your school?
What do you like most about your school?
Why did you choose the jobs on your resume?
How to calculate the cash flow of a company?
Valuation methods
How do you approach a problem
Walk through your resume
What do you do for fun


This is basically it... have to write this to meet the character requirement... thank you for your understanding...............
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Investments

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2019
Date Submitted: Nov 11, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied for this job online through campus career center and career fair. This process is generally positive. I submitted my application both on their career website and on my school's career website and was contacted by email one month later about a video interview.
Interview Questions
What technology did you use to improve your performance?
-Honestly I have no idea of how to answer this question...I stumbled on this question but I said how I am able to use RStudio to calculate difficult statistical questions and became more efficient in solving problems. I also mentioned my research experiences in using different statistical softwares to help me achieve accurate results.
Tell me about a time when you teamwork with other people.
How did you tackle difficult challenges?
Why this position etc
Sample Answer

Investment Operations Summer Associate Interview - Operations

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: October 2017
Date Submitted: Jul 17, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I first applied and got a video recording interview. Following that I had a Skype interview. Lastly it was an in-person interview at the offices in LA.
Interview Questions
The interview did not have any hard questions. It was simply very long and drawn out. All of the interviews were 100 percent behavioral. The last, in-person, interview probably asked 10 of the same questions simply rephrased a million times. It was almost identical questions asked among three interviewers. It was actually exhausting to talk that long and it is clear they must not attract the smartest talent as there were no questions that tested intelligence nor was there any screening of the sort.
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Fixed Income Analyst Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: January 2017
Date Submitted: Nov 01, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Two on one interview on campus, focused very much on fit questions, asked about a time when you have to speak against the majority in the room.
Interview Questions
The most difficult questions asked as what do you think is the misperception about the rates market in Asia, has there been a time that you have to speak against majority of the group. Interview started with some self introduction. Interviewers are very nice, two analysts, one senior and one junior, takes tons of notes.

Asked about stock pitch as well if you prepared for any. However, they are extremely nice and based on your past experience, a stock pitch might not be required if not coming from traditional background.
Sample Answer