CapitalOne FT - BA and Strategy Associate
Anybody hear anything? I've heard from a friend that they got an R1 for strat. A recruiter told me that applications are rolling, but I don't know if invites are individual or batched.
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Highly recommend the BA/SA programs. I'm finishing up my BA summer there right now and planning on returning FT. 50 hours per week max, great culture, and super interesting work. You get the opportunity to develop a more technical skillset if you want which is great, I have some buddies working in Python all day and others doing more strategic competitive research. Unimportant but theres also a ton of free food and booze which is nice. Happy to answer any questions anyone has.
Sure!
1. Networking isn't really required, but good to get a feel for what different areas of the company are like. Interview process is a resume drop, then assessment, then first round, then super day. Assessment is a big excel test with some short answer questions as well. First round is just a case interview, although some people I know were accelerated to SD immediately. SD is 3 interviews, 2 are cases and 1 is a product focused interview. Cases are same as MBB but with a heavier quant focus. Product is essentially a big brainstorm where you're given a household item and asked for 10 ways to improve it. You have about a minute to think before they expect answers. The rest of the interview is talking through your improvements and going deeper on a couple. Think questions about how you would test performance over time, data points you'd look to, etc.
2. Internship has been awesome, most of my day-to-day is SQL and excel, although Im at the point where Im building out a deck to present to my VP. There are a bunch of different areas you can get placed into, most people want Card, and I was fortunate to get placed into a super cool Card team. Most days I get in at 9 and out by 6, although the full time folks on my team will work into the night sometimes depending on what the "ask" is. There's 2 other interns on my team along with 5 FT folks, everyone is super cool and we get along quite well. There's a heavy focus on feedback and development which I like. I meet with my Sr Director multiple times per week to chat about my progress and questions, as well as just to shoot the shit.
In sum, people are pretty chill but very sharp. If you try to bullshit and ride the wave you will get exposed. Great technical skills are tablestakes for doing well. People care about WLB but there is an expectation that at times you will sacrifice it.
I really enjoyed my summer and can see myself there long term.
Key takeaways:
- Know more in-depth behavioral questions (how would your friend describe you? How do you define success in life? What are you truly passionate about? What are three mistakes you have and how are you working on them? Etc)
- Know break even/weighted averages really well (as well as basic algebra)
- Understand averages and standard deviation conceptually, and the effects of changing one variable on the rest of the other variables
- Practice a lot so you can get to the answer very quickly and smoothly
- Keep your head up! Rejection (or even messing up within the interview) is one step closer to success. Keep going strong even if you make a mistake.