Summer Internship applicants have rated the interview process at BlackRock with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Internship roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Summer Internship according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Background check: 17%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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Lack of communication about the timings, felt disorganised and slow to update after the interview. Not much notice given before the interview. VCL then online interview with two members of the team.
Hirevue - comprised of 6 questions. Very little focus on behaviourals, mainly focused on why Blackrock, values of Blackrock, competitors, why this division, etc. One technical question was asked about your selected division, the question was "Explain a technical concept relating to the division you're applying to in simple words".
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Question 1
Why Blackrock, what separates Blackrock from its competitors?
The first stage involved submitting a CV and answering usual questions about grades etc on an online form. You then had to answer 3 questions via video recording. The question would come up, you’d have a few minutes to prepare, and then the time would start.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at BlackRock (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
good, only done hirevue not heard bvack so unsure what actual interview is like. wads just talking to the device, you have 2 mins to prepare and 3 mins to answer. i think.
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Question 1
all about the news and how i keep up to date. not too much about blackrock itself.