BlackRock SA 2021

Hi all, I didn't see a post for this so I thought I'd make one. The postings for SA 2021 are up already and have gone through the Virtual Cover Letter. Was wondering if anyone was further along in the process or had any other insight.

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There are two question, you have 3 minutes to preapre for each of them and 90 second to answer. The questions are : Why BlackRock and why the specific position that you applied? Tell me some recent news that you've been following & how is it related to Blackrock?

 

May I please know are these 2 virtual cover letter questions same for all departments, say sales and relationship management?

Thank you very much!

 

Mate, excuse me for asking but these questions were for the 2021 recruiting year? Because last year for the 2020 positions that I had applied, the questions was excactly the same as the one you mentioned.

 

Do you guys know if the "less than 18 month full time work experience" requirement refers to ANY work experience or just finance related????

 

Hey guys! I applied to the Founder's program/accelerator and ranked FMA first. I spoke with an associate involved in recruiting for FMA last Friday and told me they were finalizing first rounds on 8/14. I just received an email and I'm a bit confused as to if it qualifies as a "first round."

I submitted the application weeks ago, and I just received this email the Monday after they finalize first rounds saying I'm being "considered" and that I can "expect a status update from each business I applied to." This language is a bit vague, but the associate literally told me that he was sorting through resumes that hadn't already been weeded out with the GPA requirement to make the first-round list. The fact that this email says I'm being considered at least indicates that I've made it past first screener, and I don't know why they would contact me after they made the first round list if I hadn't made it...

This has all just left me very confused. Help!!

 

update - just finished my first round interview for FMA! I definitely was worried about nothing lol. Good luck everyone!

 

Hey mate. If you don't mind me asking what questions did they asked you in the VCL?

 

Any idea about whether referrals from current employees at the firm have much of an impact on hiring decisions?

 

BlackRock is in a hiring freeze (this past summer's analysts haven't even heard about a return offer yet), so I figure it will be a while before we hear back.

 

Chief you're overthinking this. Don't worry. I'm sure you did fine. There's no sense in stressing yourself out now over nothing. It's out of your hands.

 

Anybody know how long they generally take after superdays to give out offers?

 

Yes, these most recent superdays were all for the Accelerator Program. You're by no means weeded out if you weren't interviewed in this program. You had to tick off a box regarding your eligibility on the app, because it's essentially a diversity track.

 

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