Fidelity, Blackrock...

FHM

Has anyone heard anything at all from Fidelity, Blackrock, BGI or Baillie Gifford for internships in fund management??

Reply 1

Dimez

14

i've a first round with blackrock next week. oh and fidelity rejected me way before xmas after a dreadful phone interview on my part

Reply 2

BASIM

Well done on the Blackrock interview. Which division? Im still waiting. Any idea what the interview entails?

Reply 3

twistycircles

Dimez

i've a first round with blackrock next week. oh and fidelity rejected me way before xmas after a dreadful phone interview on my part

had a quick question about the fidelity first round. was it done by HR with competency based question or was it technical?

Reply 4

Dimez

14

Blackrock: I applied aaages ago and can't exactly remember what I applied for but I think it's research. Silly me didn't save my answers so I've no idea what I wrote but I'm relying on my surpememe ability to BS to save me in the interview. HR told me it'll be two interviews as well as a numerical though I did an online one quite some time ago.

I think the only reason why they called me for an interview is cos I rang HR twice and left two pretty damn annoying messages asking them, ever so politely, "WHAT THE F**** IS GOING?!!" to which they responded (eventually) by offering me an interview.

Fidelity: it was my an HR chick and it was pretty basic, competency based. Most of her questions was just drilling into my previous answers. I hadn't prepared "why fidelity/research?" answers. I told her that fidelity recruiters came down to my uni for a recruiting event and she wasn't impressed that i'd forgetten their names (was in feedback).

In a nutshell, it's nothing too taxing. Just be able to project your thoughts and answers clearly and be prepared to elaborate on whatever you say. If I remember correctly she told me they're only taking 3 interns into research so I imagine it's pretty competitive. Good luck buddy.

Reply 5

BASIM

Cheers Jamal

Reply 6

greenyblue_eyes

2

fidelity i'm (fairly) sure have completed recruting - a whole two people.
source - one of my friends at the AC got to the final 4.

blackrock HR told me last week they'd be letting us know this week or next.

BGI - message to wait until march - don't think they're recruting.

Baillie Gifford HR told me next couple of weeks when I e-mailed them with some new information.