I applied online. I interviewed at BlackRock (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Applied on website
Took Online web interview on same day.
Got email asking for scholarship essay.
Got invitation to interview on campus
I applied for multi assets and alternative investments based on my background but was assigned to interview for quant based equity +fixed income and trading/ Liquidites team. This mismatch truly deprived me of the opportunity to impress them with my background as they were specifically looking for candidates with quants and IT background.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It varies for different individuals based on your back ground. Interview questions are asked based on what you say ok the spot. So I suggest you know your content and know about the company.
Some technical and some behavioral (team based questions)
If you have a finance back ground or CFA candidacy on your resume: questions include,
DCF Analysis
Million dollar portfolio allocation
Sharpe ratio , hedging, credit default swaps , interest rate parity, etc
HireVue then 3 part superday. All interviews were a mix of technical and behavioral but mostly behavioral and market-based. Interviews were over a 4 hour period and with employees from different offices
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your internship experience and why it sets you up for this role
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Jun 2026
Interview
The Hirevue questions were all behavioral, no tell me about yourself or why blackrock. Questions were pretty simple. Prepare a financial news story you are following because they will ask you that.
Hireview is preparation and then one time recording, which is from memory 3 minutes long. There was only 3 questions for me and most of it related to the role instead of purely just asking why blackrock or why this role.