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Blackstone

A large alternative asset manager that invests in private equity, real estate, credit, infrastructure, and hedge fund strategies for institutions and individuals.

Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Private Credit

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Summer 2028
  • Summer Analyst, Private EquityPENo data yet
  • Summer Analyst, Credit & InsuranceCreditNo data yet
  • Summer Analyst, Real EstatePENo data yet
  • Summer Analyst, BXMAHFNo data yet
Summer 2027
  • Summer Analyst, Private EquityPENo data yet
  • Summer Analyst, Credit & InsuranceCreditNo data yet
  • Summer Analyst, Real EstatePENo data yet
  • Summer Analyst, BXMAHFNo data yet
  • Diverse Leaders ProgramPENo data yet
  • Future Women Leaders ProgramPENo data yet

How Blackstone recruitsblackstone.com

  1. 1Application

    Summer positions post as early as January through March, and US interviews run from February through December for the following year's programs.

  2. 2First round

    Selected candidates should expect a first-round video interview with a member of the Blackstone team.

  3. 3Superday

    Candidates who advance then have a series of face-to-face meetings.

Paraphrased from Blackstone's own page, read Nov 6, 2026.

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At a glance

Headquarters
New York
US offices
New York, Berkeley Heights, Cambridge, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Wayneblackstone.com
Posting now
No office right now
Industries
Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Private Credit
Summers
2028, 2027
Last verified
Not yet

What Blackstone asks16 from public sources

  • Which recent Blackstone deal caught your interest, and why?

    First round, why this firm. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024

  • Without a model in front of you, how would you go about valuing a company we were thinking of buying?

    First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, May 31, 2011

  • What is going on in the markets right now, and what is your view on it?

    First round, markets. Fortune, Aug 20, 2023

  • Tell me about something you did not do well. How did you fix it, and what did you take away from it?

    First round, behavioral. Fortune, Aug 20, 2023

  • What do you know about Blackstone?

    First round, why this firm. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024

11 more from public sources
  • Which of our portfolio companies would you invest in today, and why?

    First round, why this firm. Brandeis Hiatt Career Center (Leland reprint), Apr 30, 2026

  • EBITDA is flat but net income keeps going up. What could be happening in the capital structure?

    First round, technical. Brandeis Hiatt Career Center (Leland reprint), Apr 30, 2026

  • How do you calculate IRR and MOIC in a buyout, and how do you read them together?

    First round, technical. Brandeis Hiatt Career Center (Leland reprint), Apr 30, 2026

  • Describe a macroeconomic event that has affected the alternative asset management industry.

    First round, markets. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024

  • How do higher interest rates affect valuations right now?

    First round, markets. Brandeis Hiatt Career Center (Leland reprint), Apr 30, 2026

  • If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?

    First round, behavioral. Fortune, Aug 20, 2023

  • What is your biggest strength, and how would it help you at Blackstone?

    First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024

  • If someone handed you one million dollars, what would you do with it?

    First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024

  • Build a model in Excel on a case we give you and present your findings to the team.

    Superday, technical. Fortune, Aug 20, 2023

  • Here is a business we could buy. What are its strengths and weaknesses as an investment, and would you do the deal? Sum it up in no more than ten points.

    Superday, technical. eFinancialCareers, May 31, 2011

  • You are handed an ethical dilemma with no clean answer. Walk me through how you would decide what to do.

    Superday, behavioral. Fortune, Aug 20, 2023

Filed base salaries43 filings

SeatCityFilingsMedianMiddle half
  • Analyst, New YorkNew York15$125k median, 15 filings$123k to $140k
  • Associate, New YorkNew York23$140k median, 23 filings$140k to $150k
  • Associate, San FranciscoSan Francisco5$140k median, 5 filingsAll the same

Base salary Blackstone filed for full-time H-1B hires in front-office analyst and associate titles, decided Oct 22, 2024 to Jun 17, 2026. No bonus, and not intern pay. A row needs 5 filings. US Department of Labor disclosure data

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  • Private equity vs hedge funds: which should you aim for?
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  • When do megafund private equity firms recruit undergrads?
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  • A Good vs. Bad Day in the Life of a Private Equity Associate

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    Peak Frameworks, YouTube
  • Timeline for PE Recruiting - Straight out of Undergrad

    How undergrad PE analyst recruiting is timed against the banking cycle.

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  • (Non-MF) PE Firms that take undergrad interns

    A crowd sourced list of middle market PE firms that run undergrad internships.

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