Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at BlackRock with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at BlackRock as a Summer Analyst according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Presentation: 13%
Drug test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Feb 2017
Interview
I applied online and I received an application to take the coding test and that was pretty much it.Not gonna break my NDA but basic algo questions including a tree traversal and hash map related problems. It was not so bad really, I am still waiting on the reply. I think if you're going to superday, prepare for algorithms and be ready to code in java because that's the only language they like.
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Question 1
Not gonna break my NDA but basic algo questions including a tree traversal and hash map related problems. It was not so bad really, I am still waiting on the reply. I think if you're going to superday, prepare for algorithms and be ready to code in java because that's the only language they like.
HireVue then 3 part superday. All interviews were a mix of technical and behavioral but mostly behavioral and market-based. Interviews were over a 4 hour period and with employees from different offices
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your internship experience and why it sets you up for this role
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Jun 2026
Interview
The Hirevue questions were all behavioral, no tell me about yourself or why blackrock. Questions were pretty simple. Prepare a financial news story you are following because they will ask you that.
Hireview is preparation and then one time recording, which is from memory 3 minutes long. There was only 3 questions for me and most of it related to the role instead of purely just asking why blackrock or why this role.