Blackstone SA 2024
thought i'd make a thread given applications went live today
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applied this morning when they opened, got an invite for pymetrics game at 4pm. no idea what to expect, any insight would be appreciated
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pws
Same
It’s mostly cognitive games, think decision making, pattern recognition, etc. pymetrics game results are valid for the next 6 months, and will often apply for any other firms you apply at that require pymetrics, so really focus and give it your all, you won’t get a second chance. Good luck!
thanks a ton! watched some videos on YouTube and they really helped, gonna take mine today
you have a few YT videos on it, and several strategies explained just google it
Do all groups get Pymetrics?
I submitted and didnt get pymetrics but I heard that others did??
I got it two days after I submitted the application.
good to know
i got it about 5 hours after I applied
Submitted only re, did not get any pymetrics
Get anything yet?
Nope, haven’t got anything
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Just did pymetrics. Dumbest fucking thing ever, cannot believe this carries any weight whatsoever
you don't like destroying your spacebar? lol
it doesn’t at least for PE lmao
this was my first time doing pymetrics, found this video helpful. mine went well i think
Anyone else just get a hirevue invitation?
What did you apply to?
yessir!
Did anyone get a hirevue for TacOpps?
yea
Is it selective to get HV for TacOps & BCP?
Just got hirevue for PWS!
What did they ask?
How do you know which group the HireVue is for? Also is it a HireVue or a Pymetrics video interview?
i applied to only PWS, so that’s what i mean by that
Pymetrics video interview. But I imagine it’s the same concept as a hirevue
Just got HireVue–– applied for Tac Opps, Credit, and PE
How many groups are you allowed to apply to? It does not specify on the website
I applied to 9 groups and have 7 pymetrics interview invites this morning. I’m assuming everyone gets the video interview
How do you know what group the pymetrics is for if you applied to multiple?
is the video interview selective or does everyone get it?
Did anyone get a hirevue for data science?
yuh
sent a dm to you
anyone know if the HV are all the same or diff by division?
Can anyone give some insight into what the hirevue was like? Technicals/behaviorals? Do we get redos?
from what an analyst told me, it's a variation of "why blackstone", "why (your division you applied to)" "tell me about yourself" or "something that's not on your resume" and he said he got asked "whats a recent article/deal you read about Blackstone". hope that helps
do we know if there is a redo?
anyone done the Pymetrics interview yet?
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Very ez, few light behavorials
How much time did you get for each question?
i got 60s/question
I had the Global Campus Programs: Corporate Interview if anyone else had the same one? I'd assume there's different ones for different categories?
Got a diff one. Mine said Global Campus Programs: Investing Interview
hey, can you talk more about how that was?
Hi, could you share some insights about the questions being asked?
Thanks a ton!!
Only 4 questions. All straightforward. If you’ve done interviews before, you can certainly wing it.
just did mine; all behavioral. talked about a BREIT initiative when they asked about if I’ve read anything that Blackstone has done recently.
about to do mine, thanks for the insight
What group did u get it for?
private wealth solutions
I didn’t get that question. Instead, I got one asking if I had $1M, how would I invest it. That one seems more difficult.
thought i'd get that one for PWS. luckily have been reading a bunch on BX
Was this for RE?
Are the pymetrics interviews different for each group, I applied for a bunch of groups so I'm not sure which group the video interview pertains to
all the same
no
Would be curious to know when those selected after the digital interview are notified.
How do you know this?
Mine were the same except for one or two for the "investing" and the "corporate" video interview
was the video interview selective or does everyone get that?
does anyone know if the video interview was selective or does everyone get it?
Has anyone gotten hirevue/pymetrics who applied to RE acquisitions?
Did I get dinged if I haven't received yet?
I applied to a couple of RE positions and selected RE related groups at the end of the application and got the investments digital interview a couple of days after.
Same - applied only RE and have gotten one interview nearly a week after application.
I got one one for PE, Infra, and RE secondaries, but not RE acq that i submitted a few days later, wouldn’t be too worried yet. also given that it’s BX and those guys are always busy as hell i doubt they care too much abt watching a 4 minute hirevue. if i had to get i’d say it’s HR watching them but idk shit lmfao
I’d bet on that HR is the only ones watching. They do behavioral filters and recommend to the finance dudes who to interview for the real thing.
If HR at all. There are an enormous amount of these videos to watch. Hirevue includes an AI score (which is dumb in itself) based on eye contact, intonation and other metrics, and a lot of companies just go off that.
As far as I can tell, the pymetrics stuff doesn't indicate which specific group it's for. From what i can tell a lot of people are waiting to hear from acquisition so I'd just sit back and wait till Monday. I'm sure ur fine!
When did u submit your hirevue and when did u hear for round 1?
Were you a part of the future women leaders/diverse leaders program? or no
PM me if you need help with PE recruiting this summer.
Diversity, got a first round for PE. Anyone know if it's rolling or not for other groups (so if I didn't get notified for first rounds for e.g. SP or tac opps this time then did I get dinged?)
How do you know this?
any nondiversity get a first round?
non-diversity here, no word from them
anyone get a first round for infra or tac opps?
No, did you? Im non-div
nope
me neither
Non div, non targ, fumbled the hirevue, heard nothing
happened to me more than once. forward thinking brotha
I havent heard anything either also non div non targ. I think like most firms BX gives out diversity interviews a week or two before others. How u fumble the hirevue tho
Diversity, had my first round for PE and heard back for a second round an hour later
same here
When did you both hear back about R2? Is R2 the superday?
nondiversity here trying to prep…what was the first round like? Purely behavioral or was there technicals too?
Blackstone top deals summary, in depth summary of the firm - to help w/ interview prep - im thinking of creating this and posting to that @levfinance IG account page as the 1st post, to get the ball rolling.
Is this something you guys want? Would be helpful for those that interview to DM me and summarize the interview Q&A you got, including technicals, so that I can help the next round of folks too.
Anything else you want me to summary on Blackstone or to prep these SA interviews?
Gonna definitely synthesize now
1) Blackstone top deal
2) why blackstone - competitive strengths, what makes them unique
3) Job description - what will you be doing on the job? A summary w/ illustrations perhaps 🤔
if you do make one, id be happy to help. im a graphic designer in my free time. PM me and we can chat
Any non-diversity heard back yet so i can give up hope
I have not heard back lol, nondiversity here
Non diversity heard back
Received hirevue
was it an actual hirevue or the pymetrics video interview with 4 questions?
I meant for a R1 lol. Everyone gets a hirevue. I told my friend to apply so he can see how stupid pymetrics are and he got a hirevue with a 3.0 gpa and an empty resume
Anyone hear back after interview from strategic partners?
I haven't heard back yet
how was ur interview? what was it like?
Is the hirevue firm-wide?
there's two that I know of, "investment interview" and a "corporate interview" both are pretty similar but i think the investment one is a little more technical. i applied to pws and the only question that could've tripped someone up was "what's a recent blackstone deal you've followed", i had an answer ready so it went well for me.
thanks for the insight! so if i have 2 hirevues and both are for investing will I only have to do it once?
any diversity hear back after 2nd round for PE?
just heard back for superday
if u dont mind me asking, what's ur school and are u a hardo
pm me. also heard back for superday
What was format of 2nd round? Half behaviorals half technicals? Thanks
what format was your first round? Diversity or nondiversity?
Nondiversity, got another pyremetrics assessment. However, when I clicked it, it was just the same thing repeated so it autosubmitted my previous one. Not sure what that was about. Happened for both the games and interview.
Same thing. Was very surprised.
Just got pymetrics, not sure about timeline
Heard someone got superday today
Did everybody get a form asking about acceleration and other offers? (For those who did 2nd rounds already)
is this for diversity or nondiversity?
yep
Just got hirevue today, non-diversity
Did anyone interview for credit? How's the progress so far?
Heard back for a superday
What was first round like? Or anyone who knows about the bx credit process
What was first round like? Or anyone who knows about the bx credit process
hey, mind pming me? have sd for credit next week
Any non-diversity get first round? Anyone know timeline after hirevue?
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did anyone hear back about superday for real estate asset management after first round yet?
Super days went out already
Is this for diversity?
any non-diverse people get superdays in PE or TacOpps?
have they even sent out nondiversity first rounds?
yes got one today
anyone just hear from infrastructure for first rounds? if so, are you diversity or nondiversity?
nondiversity, just got first round for PE, anyone know what that’ll be like? They said it’s only 15 minutes.
Same here, non-diversity, got 15 min 1st round. No clue what to expect.
for BCP?
yeah why is it so short wtf are they gonna ask in 15 minutes
what groups were y'all
Anyone get an interview with Real Estate Acquisitions?
nothing
anyone hear from SP?
I haven't heard back for a superday
Hi I was just reaching out if you had any info on the first round for blackstone SP? Would appreciate any tips
i heard back for a superday
Hi I was just reaching out if you had any info on the first round for blackstone SP? Would appreciate any tips. Thanks!
can anyone confirm if diversity infra supers are out too?
Any non-diversity get a first-round interview for any of the real estate roles?
not yet, I feel like they at least have two waves
Be honest, is it too late to apply now?
Just apply, won’t hurt to try and only takes a little bit of time.
Non diversity, non target, got first round with corp PE, got asked whether need acceleration
Any non-diversity candidates hear back from TacOpps?
.
anyone get infra superday?
Anyone hear anything about first round for RE acquisitions or AM?
Non diversity
Anyone hear back for private credit? Got an email asking if I was interested in NY or SF but heard nothing since
Same here. My guess is that it depends on how the superdays will go this week
What does 2nd round look like for PE? Half Tech half behavioral?
when was your first round? I got an email from HR saying i’d have one this week but no follow ups. What was your first round like? Thanks!
Following. Received 15min interview email but no interview slot yet
what group
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