I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock in May 2011
Interview
Got in contact with the recruiter and it took a few weeks to get the phone call set up. It was to be a technical interview and overall lasted about 30 minutes or less.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In Java, how would you create a deck of cards and be able to shuffle them?
Four interviews, forty five mins each. Met folks from different teams for their rotation program. Everyone was super smart and clearly excited about working there. Didn't end up taking the job because I decided to stay outside Chicago.
There was fitst technical round out of three round.
In my first round they asked a DSA Coding question. I do not quite remember the question that was asked, but it did not go well and was rejected.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at BlackRock (Manipal) in Sep 2025
Interview
On campus Interview, asked question about my projects and resume in depth. No dsa questions, just grilled on resume and websockets.
Two round, technical focused on my resume and one HR round that focused on getting to know me and normal hr questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe AI to childs or old people?