I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Feb 2008
Interview
Interview questions were generally behavioral. A great deal of emphasis was placed on a long-term interest in asset management specifically (i.e.-- candidate should be committed to the field for several years and not harbor desires to leverage over to IBD or S&T at another shop). There were no "technical" questions, per se, but there were a few "gotcha" questions-- was asked what the Dow Index was at that morning, what the US 10 year was, etc. etc. Interviewer was not looking for decimal-level accuracy, and was instead gauging how closely one followed the markets in general. A few generic questions about where I foresaw markets going over the next 12 months, etc.-- he challenged a few of my points presumably to see how I could think on my feet. Generally he was a nice guy and the interview was casual.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Approximately, what is the Dow at this morning? What is the 10-year treasury trading at? What is the S&P 500 trading at?
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.
probably the most traumatizing and awful experience of my life. the most unprofessional recruiter and a horrible process overall. I genuinely will never be applying here ever again. Everybody lied and gaslit me then ultimately ghosted me after an almost three month long process. If you weren't actually looking to hire... DON'T PUT UP THE JOB POSTING.
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