I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (Wilmington, DE) in Mar 2015
Interview
First a phone interview to verify basic information. Second phone interview about skills. Third in-house interview with multiple teams that lasted about 4 hours. Human Resources was very helpful and knowledgable about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why am I leaving my current employer to work at Blackrock.
Four interviews, forty five mins each. Met folks from different teams for their rotation program. Everyone was super smart and clearly excited about working there. Didn't end up taking the job because I decided to stay outside Chicago.
There was fitst technical round out of three round.
In my first round they asked a DSA Coding question. I do not quite remember the question that was asked, but it did not go well and was rejected.
I applied through university. I interviewed at BlackRock (Manipal) in Sept 2025
Interview
On campus Interview, asked question about my projects and resume in depth. No dsa questions, just grilled on resume and websockets.
Two round, technical focused on my resume and one HR round that focused on getting to know me and normal hr questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe AI to childs or old people?