Interviewing for a Strategy Analyst role
We believe that the best way to assess your problem-solving and analytical skills is through business case interviews. Our case interviews feature real business problem simulations and open-ended questions to assess your conceptual and creative thinking, analytical aptitude, and communication. Our hiring process and interviews are conducted in stages:
- Online Assessment (level dependent)
- First Round Case Interview
- Second Round Case Interview
- Job Fit Interview (level dependent)
- Offer
Here’s our standard case study structure
Case Concept
Business problem set up, understanding the context goals and basic factors that would impact decision making.
Example: You run a department with a specific business model.
Analytical Questions
Conceptual and numerical questions: identify the data needed, solve appropriate equations, and tie the data back to the problem.
Example: How profitable is a venture (given some data) and what factors would affect profitability?
Recommendation
Combine your conceptual and analytical results to provide a recommendation and clarify the strengths and weaknesses of your recommendation.
Example: Building on the answers and constraints from earlier questions, tie these together to provide a recommendation.
What skills are being assessed?
Quantitative Analysis
Capital One associates understand that truly impactful analytics result from a highly structured and thorough approach to quantitative problem solving. This approach requires our associates to achieve results by structuring business problems to enable data-driven solutions, understanding the meaning and implications of numerical information, efficiently applying sound mathematical methods and concepts, identifying relevant patterns and interrelationships among variables, and anticipating forces that may impact predicted outcomes.
Conceptual Problem Solving
Capital One associates are proficient in analyzing and breaking down complex business challenges, identifying key drivers and developing innovative solutions that integrate different perspectives. They demonstrate critical thinking, creativity and the ability to connect abstract concepts to practical applications.
Communication
Capital One associates are effective communicators who demonstrate a high level of engagement in discussions, apply their active listening skills, and convey ideas in a clear, concise and compelling manner. Consistent with our culture, they interact with confidence, respect and enthusiasm, provide thorough and structured explanations of their ideas, respond positively to feedback and encourage open, constructive dialogue with others.
The key to interviewing at Capital One is being prepared. Take some time to equip yourself for your interviews and you’ll ace it.