I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (New York, NY)
Interview
Unfair. I was made to wait an hour for several of the interviews because the staff forgot about the meeting despite them being clearly marked on their calendars. Then I was given less than ten minutes to interview with a person who was distracted by their emails or iphone games. Most of the interviewers talked about themselves for a significant portion of the interviews. I was told to go to the wrong floor by Hr, waited 15 minutes. Hr did not correct it with the interviewer and because of this I was made to be late to the interview.
I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (New York, NY)
Interview
Applied online, received interview invitation email a week after. First round interviewed directly with the hiring manager but only for 15 minutes... Very short time so need to be prepared for things you'd like to talk about. Basically an intro and why you want this position.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group
Interview
I had a recruiter screen, which was someone a few months into the role and super junior, and I never heard from them again even after they said they would follow up. It just seemed very unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
What appeals to you about Blackstone?
First round questions were more about fit than anything else. Technical questions did not come up. They were very encouraged by my indication that I would look to be on their team long-term. Ultimately, I did not pursue the opportunity because something more lucrative came along. They indicated a starting salary of $95k, which was not enticing enough relative to comparable positions at other PEs.
Senior Associate applicants have rated the interview process at The Blackstone Group with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Associate roles take an average of 91 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Blackstone Group overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Blackstone Group as a Senior Associate according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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