I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BlackRock (London, England) in Mar 2018
Interview
Step 1: Online Application & Hirevue Cover Letter
Step 2: 1st Round Interview - 2x 30 min - 2 different interviewers
Did the online application + cover letter (they give you 5 days to complete it if i remember correctly) in November, and didn't hear about a first round interview till March. Got an AC invitation two days after my interview.
Really kind interviewers, unexpectedly chill but definitely felt the need to deliver for each question.
Took about a month and a half with three rounds of interviews. Plenty of questions in all rounds about you as a person, previous experiences, why you want the job, and why you would be a good fit as well as the usual questions on how you respond in certain situations (failure, conflict in the workplace, etc.). The last round was also asked to create and give a presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you explain a database to a five year old?
Virutal Cover Letter with two questions, only ninety seconds to speak, and two minutes to prep, can have camera on or off, is pretty simple to complete and doesnt take long
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Oct 2021
Interview
applied online. Then went through virtual hireview, followed by 1st and final round interviews. Easy Interviews, mostly behavioral. It was the accelerator program which was a class of many students interviewing over a week.