{
  "id": "WGI-FIND-004",
  "title": "A single BlackRock programme gives London and GCC candidates different application runways",
  "denominator": 1,
  "numerator": 1,
  "institutions": [
    "BlackRock"
  ],
  "finding": "BlackRock's 2027 EMEA Full-Time Analyst programme publishes a 30 September 2026 deadline for London, a 30 October 2026 deadline for Edinburgh and a 31 January 2027 deadline for Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Riyadh, while stating that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.",
  "scope": "One directly comparable current EMEA Full-Time Analyst programme, official page rechecked 27 September 2026",
  "source": "https://careers.blackrock.com/job/london/2027-full-time-analyst-program-emea/45831/97150826656",
  "prevalence_warning": "This is a programme-specific cross-market observation, not evidence that all BlackRock or elite-employer programmes use different regional deadlines.",
  "status": "VERIFIED FINDING",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "signal_id": "SIG-126",
      "institution": "BlackRock",
      "market": "EMEA",
      "programme_or_route": "2027 Full-Time Analyst Program EMEA",
      "observation": "BlackRock's 2027 EMEA Full-Time Analyst programme publishes 30 September 2026 for London, 30 October 2026 for Edinburgh and 31 January 2027 for Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Riyadh.",
      "observed": "2026-09-27",
      "source_id": "SRC-080",
      "source_url": "https://careers.blackrock.com/job/london/2027-full-time-analyst-program-emea/45831/97150826656",
      "source_retrieved": "2026-09-12"
    },
    {
      "signal_id": "SIG-127",
      "institution": "BlackRock",
      "market": "EMEA",
      "programme_or_route": "2027 Full-Time Analyst Program EMEA",
      "observation": "BlackRock states applications for its 2027 EMEA Full-Time Analyst programme are reviewed on a rolling basis.",
      "observed": "2026-09-12",
      "source_id": "SRC-080",
      "source_url": "https://careers.blackrock.com/job/london/2027-full-time-analyst-program-emea/45831/97150826656",
      "source_retrieved": "2026-09-12"
    }
  ],
  "updated": "2026-09-27",
  "canonical_url": "https://whogetsin.com/findings/wgi-find-004",
  "source_records": [
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-080",
      "url": "https://careers.blackrock.com/job/london/2027-full-time-analyst-program-emea/45831/97150826656",
      "retrieved": "2026-09-12",
      "scope_note": "2027 EMEA Full-Time Analyst programme including GCC locations"
    }
  ],
  "citation": "Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), A single BlackRock programme gives London and GCC candidates different application runways, revised 2026-09-27, https://whogetsin.com/findings/wgi-find-004"
}