I applied through university. I interviewed at BlackRock (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2014
Interview
Received an on campus interview after the resume screening. Two senior team members interviewed candidates for one opening. They seemed to focus the interview on 1) if you know the basics in investment; 2) if you are a good fit for the team. Each interview was 30 minutes. Questions were not too tough but would be difficult to come up with a good answer.
1 phone interview - recruiter asked me after to send her my availability and she never gotten back to me. waste of time, followed up with her like 4 times.
three rounds, phone screen by managers, on site 1 hour, task 1 hour, final round 1 hour. technical and behaviour both, hard, tension. good experience, but stressed period.good culture, good development.
I had one superday of 4 interviews. Questions were mostly behavioral. Tons of variations on the main behavioral questions. One technical question but it was very light technical. No live problem solving. Felt more like a vibe check.