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?
Four rounds, with a technical round. No more than an hour. Unfortunately not back to back which was honestly not ideal.
Interviewers were on time and nice about explaining what was coming.
There were several rounds of interviews, including exams, team interviews, and individual behavioral interviews, all for an entry level position. In total there were 5 separate evaluations that comprised the interview process. Questions weren’t difficult but process was tedious.
Interview with HR - just basic questions, they said they liked me, i was shortlisted, but i never heard back from them. Tried to contact but no response. But the lady interviewing me was nice.