I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BlackRock in Aug 2020
Interview
The overall process felt good as it was stress free. I had a technical interview after clearing the online test. And then, I got shortlisted for HR interview. The overall process has an OT, Technical interview and HR interview, with each round being an elimination round.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
What is your favourite Data Structure? Why? Where can you use it in real life applications?
Online assessments followed by interviews. Only the last interview round was about me as a person, the rest was only coding interviews. It was friendly but long with lengthy breaks in between rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About past leadership experience from my previous work
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at BlackRock
Interview
Very friendly, but the process was very spaced out with a lot of waiting. Overall the process wasn't very difficult, but it was a lot of work. I got to the final round, but didn't receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two rounds of technical coding interviews, and one interview about you as a person.
Virtual interview on HireVue, asked two basic questions to assess soft skills. Preparation time was fairly long but no chance to re-record answers. Overall, it was a smooth and quick experience but should've researched more about the firm.
Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at BlackRock with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 42% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BlackRock overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BlackRock as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Presentation: 24%
Skills test: 21%
Phone interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
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