Quantitative Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at BlackRock with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Analyst roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BlackRock overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BlackRock as a Quantitative Analyst according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 55%
Phone interview: 27%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
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Standard interview process. Just a couple of questions but instead of them being in the CL, you had to write them in some designated sections they have. The questions were very easy
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Question 1
Why Blackrock, why this role. Tell me a piece of news and how it affected Blackrock.
After submitting an online cover letter, I received an offer to participate in an interview over the phone. I had two phone calls with different people and each took half an hour. This was fairly relaxed, with one or two technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to measure how much the price of a security fluctuates
I applied online. I interviewed at BlackRock (London, England) in Nov 2018
Interview
Applied to an industrial replacement position for quantitative investing division. Was asked to complete a video interview and it was actually very easy. 5 minutes of preparation time given and 1.5 minutes to answer.