I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Feb 2016
Interview
I applied online in mid-December. I got an email for the next stage in late Jan for a coding test and robotic question interview. I received feedback to continue to the final round within 15 days from that. I had a super day in Feb consisting of a lunch to meet two new employees that were interns first, followed by four 45min interviews that tested technical and behavioral based questions. They were really nice, but to the point, and due to the length of time, it felt intense.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would enhance a toaster, vending machine.
Given a canvas, find every picture on the canvas and create the smallest allowed frame around it, given only the size of the canvas and the background color.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Aug 2020
Interview
The interview was not very bad. It was less than I expected. I expected it to be harder than it was. I did a lot of research on BlackRock before applying. The questions were asked only once, with a three minute time to prepare. Answer the question in 2 minutes, then it's automatically saved. The coding questions could be done at different time within the 96 hrs time frame.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why blackrock/division
2. Latest in news about BlackRock
3. Java classes
4. String manipulation
I applied online. I interviewed at BlackRock (London, England) in Nov 2017
Interview
Virtual Interview
4 different coding exercises in java: binary trees, find the smallest sum of consecutive numbers in arrays, implement an equation that is given (need to understand what the equation's variables represent given an example and its result )
This virtual interview is timed but you are able to exit and continue at your own pace.
After you submit the coding you are asked a question about the company. 5 mins to prepare and 90 seconds recording (one time only).
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2017
Interview
The application interview was through HireVue. You were recorded during the whole process. First, there were 4 fairly complex programming questions that involved algorithms and reading from a file. Second, you were to record yourself answering a question "What qualities make you fit for this position?" or something along those lines.
I was offered an interview in person for October 12 so I will see how that goes.