BlackRock Client Businesses Internship
I have a first-round interview for this position and was wondering if anyone here knows what the interview is like. I'm trying to figure out how I should prepare for it.
Also, is this a good opportunity? I'm trying to position myself for a FT consulting or FO finance opportunity, but I haven't been able to get interviews for the top finance and consulting internships. I go to a non-Ivy target. The description for the internship position is below.
Client Businesses
Develop strategies to grow the business, research and identify new opportunities and continually improve the client experience across Defined Contribution, Institutional, iShares and Retail. Client Businesses roles include:
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Create new business opportunities and deliver world-class client service
The Relationship Management Teams represent BlackRock's client-facing sales and relationship professionals, who deliver investment solutions for each client's goals and objectives. These teams partner with BlackRock product strategists, portfolio managers and researchers across asset classes and around the world. The Relationship Management Teams represent BlackRock to our clients and the outside world, creating new business opportunities by identifying client needs, supporting key relationships, and providing superior service to existing clients and consultants.
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Execute product strategy and positioning to address client needs
The Product Management Teams are responsible for commercializing key products that contribute to the firm's success and maximize impact on financial results. These Teams operate cross-functionally to develop and implement product strategy by working closely with key stakeholders, including Relationship Managers, Investment Teams, Marketing, Operations & Administration, and Legal & Compliance. Product Managers drive new product development, manage the existing product range, create sales positioning and materials, and support business development.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Drive business results and achieve objectives through strategy & analytics
The Business Management Teams ensure the integrated delivery of BlackRock's capabilities to our clients globally. By engaging directly with the leaders of each Client Business, these Teams drive key initiatives and ensure consistent messaging and coordination with internal partners across BlackRock. Through strategic planning and analysis, these Teams act as the "connective tissue" of their businesses, monitor business results, allocate resources, and implement metrics-driven sales execution.
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This is extremely FO in the sense that you will be apart of a team that is responsible for winning new business and interfacing existing clients.
As such, the interview will probably be more behavioral and market-based as they are going to try to assess whether they can sit you down in front a client and speak with a level of sophistication.
1st Rounds at BlackRock are almost always behavioral as they are essentially HR screens. The technicals come later in the process when you're actually speaking to the employees of the firm.
BlackRock Client Businesses Summer Analyst (Originally Posted: 02/23/2015)
Hi all,
I recently accepted a summer analyst position within BlackRock's Client Businesses division. I have yet to be placed into a specific group, and would like to hear more about the different groups, business management, product management, and relationship management. Does anyone have experience in any of these groups and what did you do? Also, did you return full time or what are you doing after? Thanks in advance!
Hey I'm curious how soon did you hear back from the interview? Thanks!
where at? any update guys ?
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