Headstart Careers - BlackRock

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager with more than $3.6 trillion under their management. The talk that we had at the start was very impressive and showed us the different types of jobs that were on offer at BlackRock such as global investment management, risk management and advising clients that range from individual investors to some of the world's largest institutions. We were told that you did not need a specific degree to get a job at BlackRock, however, the best approach was to look for an internship with BlackRock over the summer, which acts as an interview effectively. The networking session at the end was really useful in finding out how people went about getting a job at BlackRock. The majority of the people that we spoke to had perviously done an internship with BlackRock. One of the most noticeable things about BlackRock was the friendly atmosphere, which I found very appealing.