I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Jan 2013
Interview
The entire interview process consisted of 2 phone and 1 onsite interview. The first interview call was was made by HR asking about my previous experiences followed by some behavioural questions. Also a few questions on why I wanted to work for BlackRock. Within a week I got an email informing me of a 2nd call with the technical team. The interviewer asked me a few basic SQL queries. Next week, I got a call to do a final on site interview in New York. It was a day long process consisting of 4 interviews with few managers and associates.I got a call from them after 4 business days giving me an offer.
Go through Hirevue asking basic questions including where you keep up with a news source and other basic interview questions. There is a decently long wait between hirevue and first round.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
Applied online through the website, recieved pre-interview assessment link in order to complete the application. After I completed that I recieved links for psychometric tests, which I completed. After which there was an interview round with the team
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you had to explain technical details to a layman
I applied through other source. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Oct 2025
Interview
Hire view process entailing three different questions regarding different areas of world operations, including stores you've read, your experience and why you would make a good candidate. Each question has 2 minutes until response time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What story have you read recently that has an impact on blckrock