I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock in Sept 2015
Interview
Applied through campus recruiting. First had a one-way Skype interview to get through to the first round; had the first round interview about a week later. The day before the interview, I received an email that said the interviews were now EST and not PDT. The instructions for the video interview were very ambiguous, and the recruiter talked about how the previous interviewees also had trouble dialing in. Overall was a very unenjoyable process. Everything seemed very impersonal. By the time that I actually interviewed, I was fed up, and had zero interest in working for a company like BlackRock. For such a large and successful company, I was not impressed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me the difference between an ETF and Mutual Fund?
If the FED raises the interest rates, what will happen to the price of bonds?
Tell me about a time that you were not a leader?
Tell me about yourself.
Why Blackrock?
Why your college and major?
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.