I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Oct 2016
Interview
(1) Applied on the Internet Website, (2) Assessment Center, (3) Telephone Interview, (4) Skype Interview with 2 Managers, (5) Skype Interview with Senior Managers
The Assessment Center was fairly simple. The Telephone Interview was mostly based on questions on my CV and prior experiences which would help me to succeed in the given internship. The first skype interview was very nice and the questions were okay. The second interview was definitely more difficult, but manageable; but do admit (like me) if you do not know the answer of a question. Overall very kind personnel, and enjoyable experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you tell a CEO from a mid-sized firm, that asks why he should purchase a Bloomberg Terminal at such high costs if he could simply call the bank/broker and ask for the desired rate/number?
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.