Mostly behavioral. Casual interview. Discussed real estate and cap rates, and was asked questions about business school experience. Had opportunity to ask about the firm culture, practices, and work expectations. Generally enjoyed the interview process and would recommend to others if needed.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (Silver Spring, MD) in Nov 2022
Interview
Video interview: There were 5 questions, I got 3 minutes to prepare my answers, 1 minute to answer each question, and 1 re-try per question in case of technical difficulties
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why we should consider you for an opportunity with Blackstone Recent Blackstone deal that interests you and why Describe a time that your project was enhanced by including varying perspectives Describe a topic you are passionate about and how do you stay up-to-date on information You submitted a final group project to your professor and noticed a calculation error, how do you resolve the issue with your group and professor
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group in Feb 2021
Interview
first interview: technical case study with qualitative and quantitative questions. Was asked to identify benefits and downsides on an industry, walk through financial statements and calculate IRR's, calculate EBIDTA margin, talk about the way a business is valued
Investment Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at The Blackstone Group with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Analyst roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 5 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 Investment Analyst according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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