Principal Quantitative Modeler applicants have rated the interview process at Capital One with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Quantitative Modeler roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Capital One overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Capital One as a Principal Quantitative Modeler according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Jan 2025
Interview
First interview with manager and two associates talking about my resume and my research. Then, power day with 5 interviews consisting of: 1 (technical) resume and role specific, 2 (role play) explaining stats to non-technical manager, 3 (business) standard capital one business framework, 4 (quant case) modeling risk for financial product, 5 (coding) pseudo-code for cleaning and merging capital one datasets
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What experience do you have with big data? How do you make sure your code is efficient?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Capital One in Dec 2024
Interview
First, a phone call asking about basic information. Then a zoom interview with 3 interviewers. Talk about JMP for about 25 min. Have chance to ask questions in the end. The interview is for McLean, Virginia.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about JMP. Many follow-up questions based on JMP.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
Three round case studies based interview. One case study was a role play interview, where you were ask to explain a piece of data analysis to a fictional manager. The others tested reasoning skills and ability to make simple numerical calculations etc. They provide a preperation guide etc. However, take many steps to safe guard their process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to explain regression model and analysis in a non-technical fashion, case studies involving simple economic calculations for a failing buiness etc.