BlackRock Alternative Advisors (BAA) Interview - Fund of Funds
Has anyone interviewed with this group or have any advice on interviewing with a Fund of Funds?
BlackRock bought Quellos in October of 2007 (located in Seattle), so this is mainly a Fund of Fund investing 90% in HF and 10% in PE. I have a finance interview coming up and would appreciate any help on how to prepare/what to expect.
I interviewed with them about 2 years ago for role on the risk team. I was also interviewing with GSAM and a couple of hedge funds and this was the toughest interview by far.
The recruiter started with a behavior-based questions which were easy but then he grilled me on the markets and my internships. The level of detail he went into regarding the markets and product knowledge far exceeded any other interviewers.
The interviews with the team were also detailed and I wasn't ready for the Excel questions.
Good luck.
any other experiences here?
I know the group. they are very very good at what they do and if you are interviewing in their Seattle office I would expect the interview to be more intense than in their NYC office.
An understanding of risk management and some quant methods on factor exposures would be helpful. There's no way you can know a lot about most of the funds they invest in but you should be familiar with the broad types of strategies they would buy into. A good read is the hedge fund section of this book. CAIA Level I: An Introduction to Core Topics in Alternative Investments . It's the intro text to the CAIA certification and has a good overview of the HF sector.
Agree with The Biz Kid....The I actually took a class from one of the group....My favorite class and teacher until now. Super intelligent.
Very interested in this. Do they have a NYC office? Any idea if they recruit MBAs?
revive... anyone got info for this?
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