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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 18 Mar 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: Company 2:Capital One   Was asked a very simple guess-estimate about the earnings of a credit-card company with the launching of a new scheme. Did well ,but the next question about how a change in one of the variables would affect profit, was ill- explained. Realised I had become over-confident about solving the guess-estimate easily and hence messed up the second part. Most importantly, at one point during a casual conversation with the friendly interviewer, I let slip that my first interview was with BCG.I think that was uncalled for and raised the bar of his expectations and might have even seemed slightly boastful. Something any sensible candidate should avoid. I was never very keen on Capital one, and so they weren't keen on me either :) .Good Chemistry, but no job offer!

College Name: IIT BOMBAY

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Q1. N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7. Formula: F(n) = F(n-... read more
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Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Which was the most hardest project for you?
  • Ans. 

    The hardest project for me was developing a complex financial model for a startup.

    • The project required extensive research and analysis of financial data.

    • I had to work closely with the startup's management team to understand their business model and financial goals.

    • The model had to be flexible enough to accommodate different scenarios and assumptions.

    • I had to present my findings and recommendations to the management tea...

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  • Q2. Example where you learned things yourself,
  • Ans. 

    I learned how to code by myself through online resources and practice.

    • I watched online tutorials and read articles on coding

    • I practiced coding on my own by building small projects

    • I joined online coding communities to learn from others and get feedback

    • I attended coding workshops and meetups to learn from experts

    • I read books on coding to deepen my understanding

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  • Q3. Example of some trouble in a project and how did you overcome that?
  • Ans. 

    During a project, we faced a delay in receiving necessary data. We overcame it by communicating with the client and finding alternative sources.

    • Identified the cause of the delay

    • Communicated with the client to understand the situation

    • Explored alternative sources for the required data

    • Implemented the alternative solution

    • Ensured that the project was completed on time

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There was a written test. I think it was Apti.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: In this round they asked questions like give two products their prices, losses and profits, duration of useand many other things and asked which product you would use.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: 3rd round also, was again a case interview.

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: In the final round- behavioral interview they asked for situations in your life and asked questions on it. And for every situation these were the common questions: Why is it so?, Was the situation resolved?, How did the event end?, What did you accomplish?, What did you learn from the experience?

General Tips: Also during behavioral interview try to think for some logical explanation for all the situations you provide. Try to keep the situations related to academics as much as possible, and sound confident. It was a nice experience and people were friendly. I think being quick in calculations and remembering a bit of economics is good enough.
Skill Tips: Other than that just go through all the economics they teach in 3rd year, that’s more than enough. Try to be quick at calculations. If required practise some tricks to make yourself fast enough. For the case studies try to avoid silly mistakes. It's very common that in such pressure some small mistakes will happen in calculations.
Skills: Apti
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 23 Aug 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Profitability analysis in the credit cards business
  • Ans. 

    Profitability analysis in the credit cards business involves evaluating the financial performance and returns generated by credit card operations.

    • Profitability analysis helps assess the effectiveness of credit card strategies and identify areas for improvement.

    • Key metrics for profitability analysis include net interest margin, fee income, credit losses, and operating expenses.

    • Comparing profitability across different cu...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 35

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: One mini calculative case interview and 2 major calculative

General Tips: Don’t relax too much and do prepare religiously inspite of whether or not your wingie or close friend is taking placements seriously. Also, do help out your wing mates once you are done with yours. There is no better joy than seeing a close friend landing up a dream job. Most importantly, never lose hope. This comes from a 7.1 who failed to make into the shortlists of every company for internships and still landed a job within the first 3 hours on the first day. Just keep believing you’ll do well and you would.
College Name: IIT Kanpur

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Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 23 Aug 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: preliminary interview
Experience: Capital One took a preliminary interview in November to eliminate half of the candidates. It mainly evaluated your numerical abilities and communication skills. I was good at both (apti preparation helped a lot) so got selected. Next were main interviews on Day 1. I couldn’t solve the case well and was not called for the second round. However, their entire process was extremely fair.

College Name: IIT Kanpur

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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Aug 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: After the 4th round, they told me that they were making me an offer, and that was a big moment of relief for me.

General Tips: Prepare well for the GDs’ and interview because, a good CV only takes you to the interview and becomes irrelevant after that. Only preparation matters in selection. Also, prioritize your sectors based on your interest, and profile. Be realistic and practical while doing this. Also, If possible, keep one or two options ready beforehand (Ph.D., MBA, civil services, startup/family business) in case you are not able to crack a good job as it prevents you from getting panic. Also, if you are shortlisted in multiple companies in a single slot, do take a friend with you to manage everything. Never be overconfident if you have a very good CV. There have been various instances where many so-called high profile people have struggled with placements due to lack of preparation. Also, do not waste your time preparing for all the sectors, as you won’t be able to become a master in any of them.
Skills:
College Name: IIT Kanpur

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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Mayank Gupta

posted on 25 Aug 2015

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Increasing profits and comparing the types of buses for operations
  • Ans. 

    To increase profits, we need to compare the types of buses for operations.

    • Analyze the cost and revenue of each type of bus

    • Consider the demand for each type of bus among customers

    • Evaluate the maintenance and repair costs for each type of bus

    • Compare the fuel efficiency and environmental impact of each type of bus

    • Determine the optimal mix of bus types for the company's operations

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Problem on Customer Acquisition for Credit Cards
  • Q3. Checking the feasibility of a Credit Card Verification process
  • Q4. Analysing the operations of a Breakfast Restaraunt
  • Ans. 

    Analysing the operations of a Breakfast Restaurant

    • Analyze menu offerings and pricing

    • Evaluate food quality and presentation

    • Assess customer service and wait times

    • Review staffing levels and scheduling

    • Examine inventory management and waste reduction

    • Track sales and revenue trends

    • Compare performance to industry benchmarks

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: This was a test based on Data Interpretation. There were 6 passages with various questions, Each passage had 2-3 charts which had to be analysed and then questions had to be answered on the basis of that. Because each passage had so many charts, anyone could easily be confused by the amount of data thrown at them, it is key to keep yourself calm and go through the questions without missing anything important. The devil is in the details.
Tips: Practice Data Interpretation Problems. I solved the CAT Data Interpretation book by Arun Sharma, The ten minute papers were really nice as they give a feel of the time constraints that you have in solving such a paper. You could also solve Data Interpretation Manhattan GRE.
Duration: 35 minutes
Total Questions: 30

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I had 4 case Interviews, The first case interview was a small one - It went on for about 15 minutes, The second was about half an hour long, the third was also half an hour long, and the fourth case was 1 hour long. It was a really nice experience. Key to cracking a case interview is to interact a lot with the Interviewer. Ask meaningful questions, Give logical hypothesis and feasible solutions. You can be slow, but do not make any math mistakes. Ask clarifying questions, Understand the problem correctly and then give answers, Do not hurry
Tips: for case Interviews - You should read Case in Point, other than that, you should see the sample cases given on Capital One's website, and read cases from IIM A,B , Wharton Casebooks.

Skills: Data Interpretation
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Kharagpur

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Q1. N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7. Formula: F(n) = F(n-... read more
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Business Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Shreyas Vishwanathan

posted on 1 Nov 2015

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. A case study to find out what is more profitable: monthly or daily bus membership
  • Ans. 

    To determine profitability between monthly and daily bus membership, conduct a cost-benefit analysis.

    • Gather data on the cost of monthly and daily bus passes

    • Determine the frequency of usage for each pass type

    • Calculate the total cost of using each pass type over a given period

    • Compare the costs to the benefits of each pass type, such as convenience and flexibility

    • Consider external factors, such as the availability of park...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. A case study with profitability of ATMs
  • Q3. Case study on choice of means of transport

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was an easy test with basic DI and LR questions. There were around 18 questions to be done in 20 minutes.
Calculator is allowed so speed was not be a problem.
Tips: A great presence of mind and accuracy is needed. Try some CAT style DI/LR questions.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Initially, the interviewer asked me a general question of what factors should be kept in mind while renting a new place near the office as well as if it is away from the office. Then the case study data was given, and various profit and loss questions were asked with some tricky conditions.
Tips: Maintaining one's cool and calm is a must. Try to solve the questions fast, but it is always better to give a late answer than a wrong answer.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Some general financial knowledge was tested, as in what are the possible sources of income of commercial banks. Then the ATM case study was given, in which I had to ascertain the places in which setting up an ATM will be profitable. I was also asked to draw graphs for the profit/loss equations, and had to interpret some data from it too.
Tips: Strong mathematical skills and basic knowledge of economics will come in handy in such interviews.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: This was the final case study, and was similar to the previous ones, with a bit more tricky cases. Some HR questions were asked:
Why Capital One?
Why analytics?

And similar ones.

Skills: Case Analysis, Quantitative Aptitude, Economics, Quick Maths
Duration: 3
College Name: IIT Roorkee

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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Vipin Sagar

posted on 1 Dec 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There was a written test followed by 5 rounds of interview.The written test had 40 Data Interpretation questions and 10 Logical Reasoning questions.Duration for written test was 1 hour.

Round: MATHS ROUND
Experience: The 5 rounds of interview consisted of 4 Maths based rounds and 1 HR round.The first two interviews were held in the night .Mine particularly was at 2:30 am and 2:45 am .The next few rounds were in the morning(9 am).Questions were mainly case studies,logical reasoning and probability(Basically to check your comfort level in maths).

General Tips: Exhausting journey as there were nearly 5 interviews in a span of 10 hours (through the night) with hardly any sleep in between. It'll definitely be a good learning experience irrespective of how things turn out.
Keep in touch with aptitude. Decent speed in maths is necessary .Familiarization with Simple Interest and Profit Loss problems will come in handy during the interview stage.
Skill Tips: Books really won't help,just have to make sure your not too rusty at the time of the test and interview.The interview questions are all maths oriented,there's nothing to worry about.Don't have to solve everything just have to leave a good impression with the interviewee.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7. Formula: F(n) = F(n-... read more
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Interview Questions & Answers

user image Snehitha Chitla

posted on 29 Aug 2016

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. A set of 52 tasks were given with lots of constraints, we were supposed to prioritize all of them
  • Q2. A set of routes of vehicles with the cost and constraints were given, and the cost has to be optimized
  • Q3. What are your career plans?
  • Ans. 

    I plan to continue developing my skills and gaining experience in my current field while also exploring new opportunities for growth.

    • Continuing education and training in my current field

    • Networking and seeking out new opportunities

    • Exploring related fields for potential career changes

    • Setting specific goals and creating a plan to achieve them

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: These were very simple questions if you are good at basic C.After all the hackerrank tests these felt very simple.
Duration: 1 hour minute
Total Questions: 15

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: It was a case study question, where i had to write the pseudo code for the execution of it.
Reasoning, the final numbers, and the pseudo code has equal weightage

Tips: You will be kind of judged based on the first case. It that is done well, you are mostly in.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: This was tougher than the previous case, took quite some time.. Kind of figured it out. But there were some mistakes, but it didn't matter that much
Tips: Express whatever you have figured out clearly, even if you have made any mistakes, if you clearly explain the way of approach, that will be fine.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was more of a job fit cum resume interview. He told me about the work i am going to do once i join, and he was checking if my interests match with the requirements of the company.
Tips: Be confident, think out loud and you can easily crack it.

Skills: Algorithmic Approach To Problem Solving, Case Solving Ability
Duration: 2 months
College Name: IIT Madras

Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Jan 2017

I was interviewed before Jan 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. It was a simple case study concerning micro-finance company in a village with two possible clienteles.
  • Q2. One about a telecom company involving broadband plans and some differentiation to get point where maximum profit is obtained. Somewhere down the line he asked me another point where zero profit zero loss c...

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Don

Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7. Formula: F(n) = F(n-... read more
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CapitalOne Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in CapitalOne interview?
CapitalOne interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the CapitalOne interview process are Case Study, Coding Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for CapitalOne interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at CapitalOne. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at CapitalOne expect are Python, AWS, SAN, Technical Support and Machine Learning.
What are the top questions asked in CapitalOne interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the CapitalOne interview -

  1. A case study to find out what is more profitable: monthly or daily bus membersh...read more
  2. Choosing a marketing strategy for Capital One (Phone Calls or Lette...read more
  3. Choosing between two car varieties based on various co...read more
How long is the CapitalOne interview process?

The duration of CapitalOne interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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