I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Oct 2025
Interview
I applied via their website and heard back from them in 2 weeks. They sent a plum assessment that takes a look at your personality and values after a few weeks, then they asked for a recorded video interview with around 5 or so questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think are qualities needed to succeed in this role and give a personal example.
It was a natural conversation. Not tense. Almost didn’t even feel like I was having an interview. Tested both Japanese and English skills. They also asked me about their products
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose Bloomberg?
Latest Financial news
What did you work hard during university
Begins with a personality assesment that also includes puzzles meant to test pattern recognition. The assesment and the personality quiz takes about 30-40 minutes and requires no preperation before hand.
First was Hireview, 1 Hour interview with two team leaders, and assessment centre, consisting of tests, networking, and a final round interview with two team leaders from analytics and sales departments respectively.