Finance Intern

Status
Group/Division/Type
Generalist
City
Richmond
Interviewed
2014
Overall experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

General Interview Information

Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
Got an offer to interview on-campus after applying through my university's career center. The first interview is a 45 minute case interview with no behavioral questions. The interviewer gives you a hypothetical situation and asks you some preliminary questions, which ultimately sets up what direction he will take the case in. For example, if you respond with two examples, he will focus on one of them for the next set of questions. There really is no way to predict what will be asked because it all depends on the responses you give. However, the concept of finding a break-even point is one of the most asked questions after you are given some financial information. (ex. If I change the amount of volume of product we sell, what would we need to sell each product for in order to break-even?)

The case isn't meant to trick you and only requires basic math. There is no reason to worry about the case because you can ask the interviewer any questions you want and they will help you even if you are completely lost. They want to see how you go about solving a logic problem and how you can communicate what you are doing to the interviewer.

Capital One has a case interview preparation video on youtube that I suggest watching and also there is a practice case on their website, which is a good way to prepare.

If you get past this case interview, you get invited to their campus in Virginia (all expenses paid). You will then have 3 one-hour interviews (behavioral, fit, and case).
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