I applied online. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (London, England)
Interview
Pymetrics had 12 games. Filling up balloons until they pop, memorizing a sequence of numbers, deciding whether to give money to another player etc.
There are many youtube videos about this. Measuring traits of altruism, generosity, memory, risk appetite etc.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (London, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
Math and Finance tests, LBO model, interviews.
The LBO model was conducted over Zoom with remote screen control, and every action lagged by 5–10 seconds. I also go technical issues caused by the Zoom setup, which made it impossible to complete.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (New York, NY) in Aug 2022
Interview
It was pymetrics Digital Interview Assessment. There are five questions related to behavior questions. You can record twice for each questions. You need to dress professional with quite enviorment to finish this interwiew.
Private Equity Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at The Blackstone Group with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Private Equity Analyst roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Private Equity Analyst according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Presentation: 11%
Other: 11%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
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