I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2023
Interview
It was a casual interview process where they mostly asked about myself and why finance. It was hard to gauge how well I was doing and I had to be prepared to carry the conversation in certain rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in finance and alternatives?
There are 3 rounds (CV and 2 interviews). I apply via Minddiak, got a phone interview with that web and got the first interview with 2 people from Blackrock, 1 is manager and 1 is specialist if I remember correctly
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself, basic interview questions and heavy technical questions (definition of alternative investment, the difference between alternative and traditional investment, which investment do you think offers high liquidity than another, types of alternative investment,... Basically, they asked technical + knowledge related questions for 2/3 of the interview
First is an application form in which you must fill out personal information, then comes a HireVue video interview with several questions requiring 3 minute, spoken, answers. This stage then leads to a review, which takes may weeks to assess.
I applied online. I interviewed at BlackRock (Zúrich)
Interview
After having filled all the parts of the application it is mandatory to complete a virtual cover letter in the form of an HireVue. After the review of the video interview from, the recruiter will contact in case of positive outcome.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Blackrock and the division you applied for? Tell us an achievement/skill/... not on your resume.