I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Oct 2009
Interview
There was an on campus interview with one employee from the NYC office. The interview consisted of basic behavioral questions and an "explain how to do something" question.
Thought the interview could have gone better, but was contacted via telephone for a second round interview on site. BlackRock calls the second round interviews "SuperDays."
The Super Day consisted of a brief meeting with two HR employees and then 4 back to back interviews with Directors and Managing Directors. Not too many technical questions, but a few. Basically a resume walk and chit chat.
Super Day was scheduled from 8:30 am to 12 noon.
BlackRock reimbursed for all transportation, meals, hotels etc.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is the difference between fixed income and equity?
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.
Interview question is straightforward, mostly is you need to describe detailed on behavioural questions, such as what will you do in certain situations, and your opinions on certain topics, you will be given 2 mins to prepare before the recording start
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you have to make a data-driven decision
Started off with Hirevue, then proceeded to first round of interview, which was two separate sessions. After that, waited for about a month, then got the final round of interview.