I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Aug 2016
Interview
The initial phone interview was surprisingly very detailed and fairly technical, which I thought was a good thing. The call ended with the Bloomberg employee saying they would review with the hiring manager and let me know the next steps. However, 8 days later I had not heard anything back but got the automated email from their HR application portal saying the role was either cancelled or filled.
Worth noting this to all future applicants.
After reaching out, I did find out the role was cancelled. I would have thought that would be something which would have been proactively communicated to me (given the way the phone screen concluded) rather than me having to reach out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was surprised at the technical detail questions being asked for a phone screen with HR and thought that would have been something discussed once the conversation moved to one with hiring manager. That was a good surprise.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bloomberg (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2013
Interview
Had a phone interview with recruiter out of San Francisco. Very basic interview in terms of walk me through your resume. However, this recruiter couldn't answer a single one of my questions about the company! In addition, she was extremely awkward offering absolutely no comments, even as slight as a "yes" or "okay" as I walked through my resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No technical questions just basic walk me through your resume and generic "tell me about a time when..."
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2012
Interview
I had an interview set up via email on my university's campus. The interview was mostly based on whether or not you have the aptitude and desire to complete the work. She told me that pretty much all you will be doing for 8 hours a day for the first year or so is answering customers questions about the terminal. All this is done via instant messaging, aka very boring.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why and how does the Bloomberg terminal hold such a large market share?