Blackstone

Role: Real Estate Financial Analyst

College: Undergrad (Graduating May 2025)

Interview Date: Around December 2024

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Pending

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 4 rounds

Topics Asked: Pymetrics (Aptitude Games, Investing Question), Real Estate Fundamentals, IRR, NAV.

Experience:

The candidate, an undergraduate student, applied for the 2025 Real Estate Financial Analyst position.

Round 1 (Pymetrics Digital Interview): This round involved completing the Pymetrics one-way interview and playing various aptitude games. These games measured aspects like memory/retention, reaction time, risk tolerance, strategy, focus, and emotional intelligence. The candidate recalled one "investing question" that was particularly challenging.

Round 2 (First Round Interviews): Following the Pymetrics, the candidate was invited to first-round interviews, which consisted of three back-to-back 30-minute 1:1 interviews.

Tips: Advice for these interviews included thoroughly understanding the job, specifically in areas like measuring fund performance and value. It was recommended to review fundamentals such as IRR (Internal Rate of Return) and NAV (Net Asset Value), along with general real estate interviewing principles.