Early Career Program FAQs - Careers | BlackRock (2024)

You can apply to one program (Full-Time Analyst, Summer Analyst, Placement, Off-Cycle, Advanced Degree or Spring Insight) and up to two business areas within that program.

You can only apply to one region (Americas, Europe or Asia Pacific). However, on your application you can note your interest in an alternative region.

We begin reviewing applications following each program’s respective deadline (not on a rolling basis). The recruitment process takes place throughout fall and winter, depending on business need. In some select cases, certain businesses may recruit through early next year.

The virtual cover letter is a short video recording that you must submit as part of the application process (for all teams except Software Engineering). We review this virtual cover letter instead of a written cover letter. Upon accessing the virtual cover letter portal, you will have time to test your system and set-up. When you’re ready, you can start the recording and a pre-selected question will appear on the screen. You’ll then have three minutes to prepare your response, immediately followed by up to 90 seconds to record your answer to the question. A second question will then appear, and you’ll have three minutes to prepare and then up to 90 seconds to respond. The entire process takes less than 10 minutes, however you must complete both questions in a single sitting within 72 hours of submitting your online application to be considered further.

The coding challenge is an online assessment that you must complete as part of the application process for our software engineering team. It contains three coding questions followed by one video question at the end. You can complete the coding problems over the course of four days, and it should take approximately 60 minutes to complete. The video question at the end of the coding problems must be completed in one sitting. Please note, you must complete your coding challenge within 96 hours of submitting your online application.

Immediately after you submit your online application, you’ll receive an email with a link to complete this next step. You can also access the virtual cover letter or coding challenge via your application portal. Please log into your application portal and click the link that says, “start assessment”. This will take you to the platform where you can complete your virtual cover letter or coding challenge.

Yes, you’ll be required to complete a virtual cover letter for each position you have selected in your application form.

No. Unfortunately, you can’t retake the virtual cover letter or coding challenge once submitted.

You are required to complete the virtual cover letter in the local language of the office you’re applying to (e.g. for a position in Frankfurt, you should answer the questions in German). The exception is for roles in our Budapest office; for these positions, Hungarian is not required and you should answer the virtual cover letter in English.

No, your application is incomplete if you don’t submit your cover letter or coding challenge within the deadline and will automatically be rejected.

You can update your contact details and CV after your application has been submitted. For any technical issues with your application, please reach out to candidate@support.oleeo.com.

You will be contacted directly once a decision has been made on your application. We are unable to provide application updates via email, however you can check your application status in your candidate portal.

Candidates will receive a response for all applications submitted. However, BlackRock is unable to provide individual feedback on applications.

No, a withdrawn application still counts towards your application limit. Once you have withdrawn, you will not be able to reapply.

Yes, we encourage you to reapply next year, provided you still meet the criteria for the program you’re considering.

The Rare Contextual Recruitment Survey is applicable for candidates who completed secondary education in the UK. This survey is not mandatory and does not influence the outcome of your application in any way. It is used for monitoring purposes only.

This program starts at the beginning of August, with a two-week BlackRock orientation. After orientation, Analysts join their team and receive business-specific training and professional development throughout the program.

This program takes place between June and August of each year and is a pipeline for our Full-Time Analyst Program the following year.

The start dates for interns in this program are dependent on their degree requirements. Typically, placements start in April or June.

The dates of this program are flexible depending on the availability of successful candidates.

Our Spring Insight Program takes in April. The exact dates are dependent on the location you apply for and will be confirmed beforehand.

This program takes place in October. The exact dates will be confirmed later this year.