Very straightforward online interview with 3 questions. You are given some time beforehand to consider your answer and then 1 minute to answer. You have the chance to re-film your answer once with each question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one non-academic achievement in the past year?
I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (New York, NY)
Interview
first stage is a bunch of games (not bad, just boring), next stage is video interview by taking a video. Then a zoom overview with a person. Then technical back-to-back interviews as well as Q&A. Then pretty sure you get a call from a recruiter about other components
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Blackstone?
Describe a time when you had to make a difficult decision.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Blackstone Group (Tokyo)
Interview
Real Estate Private Equity division: LBO maths, why real estate, why BX, mental maths.
four rounds + HR interview in total, first two were just one interview each, third and fourth rounds each had 3 interviews. senior associate to VP to MD.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What real estate asset class would you invest in with 1 billion JPY?
Summer Internship 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 Summer Internship roles take an average of 7 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 Summer Internship according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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