I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Aug 2017
Interview
I applied for the position online through a referral. In 3 days I received a link to Numerical Reasoning Test which has to be done within 3 business days. I passed the Test and received a link to a video interview to be done within 3 business days. The interview gives you one practice question to get used to the camera and feel comfortable. After that there are 9 questions with 30 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to answer each.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were mostly focused on Bloomberg, its core products, financial market tendencies and approach to customers. So, answering one of the questions one has to explain his motivation to join Bloomberg. There was also a question about the Analytics department: a candidate has to explain how he understands its role. Another question was about meeting with a prospective client: how should a sales manager prepare for a meeting.
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.