Capital One Strategy Cases
I have an upcoming case interview with C1's strategy team, but do not have prior case experience. I have been trying to get up to speed as quickly as possible, and have done a lot of prep on my own. I was wondering what the best approach to take is given the short timeline and experience. I have looked into online coaches or websites like RocketBlocks, and have a couple friends who work at MBB. How similar are the C1 cases to what you would find at MBB interviews? I have heard they are more quantitative focused, but would appreciate any additional insight.
Thanks!
Are you doing a first round or power day interview? They are fairly similar to what McKinsey might give (but less intense in difficulty and calculator allowed), but I think the bar is higher for power day cases compared to a first round.
For an R1
Cap 1 cases are on par with an MBB R1 in difficulty except they’re more likely to have “complicated” math concepts like breakevens and weighted averages. That being said you get a calculator so as long as you understand those concepts the math shouldn’t trip you up too much and the bigger pieces to focus on will be business sense and frameworking
Good luck on your interview. Was wondering if this was for internship or FT?
imho c1 is more like verbal algebra cases without really any sort of framework, brainstorming or stuff in the traditional case sense. know how to set up math from verbal information
Got it - that's informative. Is there any specific or relevant math / algebraic material you would suggest reviewing in relation to their cases?
breakevens and weighted averages
simple breakeven and weighted averages. basically every question boils down to one of the two if not both. the math itself is doable plus you have a calculater you just need to make sure you'll able to set up an equation from verbal statements. they have some examples on their website
I agree… first part of case was the most “framework” there was in the case
In my opinion the math is more complicated not because the numbers are larger or anything but because they offer a lot of information explaining what you need to know to figure out how to set up the problems. the problems aren't really standard consulting math, more of a twist on something you'd typically see. if anything, the math is harder but the brainstorming/need to think on your feet about business is slightly easier.
I agreed that the capital one is more convoluted than that of consulting. I prepped consulting cases but then got this weird electricity bidding case. The case has multiple iterations and with each iteration, there's a new government policy/electricity generated amount and I was asked for the order to which each bidding firm will get the electricity allocation. It's very weird unlike anything I've seen in consulting.
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