Capital One - Business Analyst

Hi Guys,

I would deeply appreciate it if you could give me an inside scoop on Capital One ("what's in your pocket?") as a place of employment - work culture, people, salary, work/life, exit ops, etc.

Thanks in advance.

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There's another thread on here about the Business Analyst. In short, everything I've heard comes down to it being a great place to start your career.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

Agree with everything said above. Are we talking internship or FT?

Internship program is a pretty good thing to have on your resume come FT recruiting. A bunch of CapOne interns end up at MBB FT.

If we're talking the FT program, there is still good MBA and corporate placement after two years.

All in all, solid program.

 

I was wondering about the same thing. Got an offer as Sr. BA....i heard the work is very quant based....but they advertise it as strategy. I wonder if this job opportunity is worth pursuing.... In addition, I wonder where do people go after? I dont assume you have the exit options nearly as good as other consulting firms?

 

PROS: Good firm, great pay compared to other similar positions. People are right they do feed into top business schools as well and it definitely has a significant strategy component

CONS: Richmond for the most part is an awful place to spend your 20s. The company culture is flat out odd.

If you are looking at Capital One BA there aren't many other positions that are both comparable and better though

 

I thought a significant amount of their BAs were in Richmond...

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

Uh, COF has a great outlook as far as finance companies go, where the hell did you hear it was more of a marketing firm? Somebody's spewing out the wrong end...

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

"Let's talk about something important. Put. That coffee. Down. Coffee is for closers only. You thinking I'm fucking with you? I am not fucking with you."

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

PM me and Ill answer anything you want but Ill tell you now that there is a 1 in a billion chance you would get placed in NYC and that might be a little generous.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

It's not in Richmond, it's right outside of DC. No way you will get hired for NYC, but they have a huge hiring push this year I heard. MY friend works there and he said that they are looking to hire 500 new business analysts.

Reality hits you hard, bro...
 

People leave for startups, Bschool, F500s, almost anything, really depends what part of the company you're in.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

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