resume drop = 5 minute HireView cover letter 1. what differentiates blackrock 2. why blackrock. month later received invitation to sign up for interview slot for the next day. 30 minute interview with VP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is happening in asset management industry, what is blackrock's role in the ecosystem, blackrock's AUM, why PAG, how does Aladdin work, what is blackrock's business model, implications of interest rates
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (Tokio) in Mar 2013
Interview
There were 6 interviews with 4 stages.
First stage was an interview with the team lead.
The second stage were 2 interviews with 2 other team members.
The third stage was 2 interviews with members of other teams.
The last stage was an interview with the department lead.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at BlackRock (Londres, Inglaterra) in Mar 2017
Interview
First round: video interview
Second round: Assessment Center
Third round: telephone interview
Mostly competency questions and normal interview questions. Fair questions.
Video interview: two individual interviews, 30 minutes each.
Assessment Center: four individual interviews, including one problem-solving session (different from online tests, more similar to mini case studies).
Telephone interview: two individual interviews, 30 minutes each.