Hi there,

First of all, congratulations on securing an interview with Capital One's consulting group! 

A 1-hour mini case is likely to be a shorter and more focused version of a traditional case interview. Here are a few tips that can help you prepare:

Case Fundamentals: Review the fundamental concepts of case interviews, such as structuring your approach, breaking down problems, and using frameworks.

Behavioral Questions: Be prepared for behavioral questions as well. Capital One might include some in their interview to assess your fit with the company.

Industry Knowledge: Since Capital One is a financial services company, having a good understanding of the banking and finance industry can be beneficial.

Problem Solving: Focus on your problem-solving abilities and your ability to communicate your thought process clearly.

Best of luck and warm regards, Frederic 🚀

Hi,

Have not sat for this interview before - but sharing some perspective from my own experience sitting for corp strat interviews and from my friends who have sat for Banking/Visa/Mastercard interviews

• Most importantly - the core consulting toolkit is what interviewers are looking for, regardless of the interview length, format or topic
• Generally, I found corp strat interviews to be less ‘strict' in terms of its adherence to the typical MBB case interview format
  • Interviewers generally treated the interview more as a conversation than a choreographed dance
  • My friend who works at a top local bank here does give a typical case MBB style
• For my friends who went for Banking/Visa/Mastercard type interviews, the case topic was majority related to the business (e.g. What should be our strategy to gain marketshare against competitor)

Here's what I suggest you do

• Reach out to HR - ask them what the format of that 1 hour would look like
  • I'm helping some candidates now for their corp strat interviews and sometimes HR can be very helpful :)
• Focus on your fundamentals → you really won't go wrong if you got good fundamentals
• Read up and start thinking about the banking/FI sector 

All the best!