Strategy Analyst Review
at Capital One
Internship (1 Month+)
Banking, Management Consulting
Nottingham
Review Submitted: November 2024
Overall Rating
3.2 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
3.3/5
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Skills Development
1.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
2/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
The role is very similar to what happens in case interviews. You are presented with a problem and are expected to make a recommendation. You need to understand and evaluate various aspects of the problem, use SQL to work on datasets, identify patterns, use Excel to visualise data, and present recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes! You are given complete ownership of your work/project. It's on you to network, work through the problem, and fare well in the internship.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
SQL coding, presentation and communication skills.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I am not pleased with the support and guidance received. Even after having a mentor, manager, and buddy, I felt unsupported and had to rely on myself to learn everything and progress. Since you are judged at every meeting, felt intimidating to express concerns. Also, no proper guidance was provided by mentor during the initial phase of the internship.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
1/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
2/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I liked the company culture and the general atmosphere. Felt free and unrestricted. Also, there are events happening almost every other day, feels like there's always something going on.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I was really stressed during the initial phase of my internship as I did not receive proper guidance from my manager, mentor, and buddy. Little did I know that I was being evaluated at every meeting and felt intimidated to even ask questions to understand better.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
2/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Capital One
2/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Capital One to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Capital One
1) You are evaluated every day, so please plan ahead what you'd be discussing in every meeting.
2) Have a basic understanding of SQL before as the training provided is not sufficient.
3) Treat your project as a case study and always ask questions about every aspect.
4) Do not rely on buddy, mentor, manager as you cannot expect support and are marked negative for asking too many concerns.
2) Have a basic understanding of SQL before as the training provided is not sufficient.
3) Treat your project as a case study and always ask questions about every aspect.
4) Do not rely on buddy, mentor, manager as you cannot expect support and are marked negative for asking too many concerns.
