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W orld-class
talent
we’re focused on investing for the long term, with a strategy
that is defined not by its products or markets but by its
methodology for creating sustained innovation and growth.
■And it’s working. We’re one of the nation’s fastest-
growing companies, adding customers at a current rate of
10,000 a day. And we are winning a high percentage of the
head-to-head recruiting battles for top talent against the
leading consulting firms, investment banks, blue-chip
corporations and high-tech growth companies around the
world. We’re on a positive spiral of growth and excellence.
Capital One is alive with possibility.
rowth is life. It creates a dynamic, exciting, learning
organization full of opportunity. It’s the magnet that
attracts world-class people who want to push the limits of
their own capabilities. And world-class people become the
catalysts for even more growth. That’s why at Capital One
we have defined our mission by the twin beacons of
world-class associates and world-class growth. ■This is
not just talk. It is the essence of everything we do. It’s why
recruiting is our most important business. It’s why, like
professional sports franchises, we recruit “athletes”with
world-class talent and unlimited growth potential. It’s why
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