Complete the career challenge to find out how Capital One uses data to solve business problems and gain virtual work experience.
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How will you spend 2022?
2020 and 2021 were interesting years for all of us and they changed where everyone spent their time and money. Understanding how, when and where our customers spend money is important to us and we use peoples past behaviour to understand what they might do next.The time of year, the types of shops and the amount people spend all change, and we need to understand that so we can best support our customers.
Register now to receive all of the resources required to complete the Capital One career challenge and find out how data is used to answer these questions:
FIRST STEP CAREER CHALLENGE:
YEAR GROUPS 7-9, YEAR GROUPS 8-10 (Northern Ireland) & YEAR GROUPS S1-S3 (Scotland)
What are you saving up for? A PS5? Concert tickets? The latest trainers?
Help us to understand how different people manage their money, and whether they can meet their savings goals!
NEXT STEP CAREER CHALLENGE:
YEAR GROUPS 10-13 + FE , YEAR GROUPS 11-14 + FE (Northern Ireland) & YEAR GROUPS S4-S6 (Scotland)
Using our data, can you tell us how people’s spending habits changed? What do you think will happen in 2022?
STEP UP CAREER CHALLENGE:
UNIVERSITY + HE
How will you spend 2022? Can you help us predict how and where people will spend their money?
What’s involved?
Watch the briefing
session video
Students work on the challenge
in their own time
Recorded industry
assessment
Certification of virtual
work experience
Watch our Capital One career challenge promo video
Meet the Capital One Data People
Dan Kellett,
Chief Data Officer at Capital One
Jean Panagamuwa,
Chief Data Risk Officer at Capital One
Meet the FIRST STEP Career Challenge Team
Ronak Sharma,
Software Engineer at Capital One
Peach Zhang,
Data Steward at Capital One
Phil Evans,
Product Manager at Capital One
Meet the NEXT STEP Career Challenge Team
Peach Zhang,
Data Steward at Capital One
Ella Ross,
Data Engineer at Capital One
Liam Gower,
Data Scientist at Capital One
Meet the STEP UP Career Challenge Team
Ronak Sharma,
Software Engineer at Capital One
Ella Ross,
Data Engineer at Capital One
Thomas Perrett,
Data Scientist at Capital One
Capital One is one of the UK’s largest credit card companies. We’re on a mission to help our millions of customers succeed with credit.
Our customers come from all walks of life. And we care deeply about the impact we have on their lives. That’s why we design our products and experiences with them at the heart of it all.
The team at Capital One are a lovely bunch. We hire some of the best talent around. Our employees (who we call ‘associates’) get to do some of the best work of their careers with us. We believe that by looking after each other, we create a work culture that means we’ll always do what’s right for our customers.
We’re also proud to get involved in local and national good causes, like helping young people grow new skills, supporting local communities and doing our bit for the environment.
FUN FACTS about Capital One
Capital One has over
4 million
customers
in the UK
We are one of the
largest
banks
in America
Our offices are
spread
across
Nottingham and London
We’re still led by our
original
founder,
Richard Fairbanks