I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BlackRock (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Aug 2016
Interview
The process consisted of 2 rounds on 1 day, namely HR & Operations round. HR round was just a formal introduction to the company and the role and a quick run through on salary expectations and CV. Operations round lasted for roughly 30 mins, and consisted of technical questions relating fixed income, derivatives, SQL, logical reasoning and the current financial scenario, along with personality questions such as weaknesses, career aspirations 5 years down the line and so on.
I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at BlackRock (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Oct 2020
Interview
It was an easy interview. Some questions about finance and assets management were asked. Mostly discussed my skills and job description. General discussion about current affairs. It was pleasantly an easy interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had 1 lakh rupees, what is the worst thing that would happen to it.
They will grill you as if they are offering you the real portfolio manager role and will make you sit on wall street to book 100 million dollar trade on daily basis. But the real work will make to feel as if you are clerk posting reports timely without even knowing what exactly is there in it.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (Wilmington, DE)
Interview
Applied through a job fair at my university. Got an email and went to interview with 6 directors from different teams. Two brain teasers, behavioral questions and in general a very nice and positive experience. 30 minutes with each person. Financial questions were related to etfs, mutual funds, bond pricing and risk management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions.
Why blackrock? Your goals in 10-15 years? What is one Blackrock?