We’ll be honest: The odds of getting hired as a first-year analyst at Blackstone are pretty grim.
As we reported recently in Fortune, this past year 62,000 people applied for 169 spots, making it 12 times as tough as gaining acceptance to Harvard. That said, there are things you can do to improve your odds. Fortune spoke to Paige Ross, global head of human resources at Blackstone, to gain some intel on the process. Ross reports that technology has helped Blackstone expand its reach. In 2015, Blackstone’s in-person approach meant it recruited from just nine schools. The firm currently uses a hybrid in-person and virtual recruiting strategy to connect to more than 1,000 schools, including historically black colleges and universities, Ross said.
