I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Dec 2019
Interview
- Online Aptitude tests
- Call with HR (competency based question and some questions about Bloomberg products)
- Assessment day (Exercise on Bloomberg terminal basically you want to see what the job would be and they can see how fast you can work, team case study, interview with team leaders, then in the afternoon interview with senior managers (only for the candidates who were successful)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me why you want to work for Bloomberg
Tell me something about yourself
What products has Bloomberg (not only terminal!)
Tell me how you solve problems within team and example when you had one
If your customer wants to go to the competitor how do you persuade him/her to stay in Bloomberg?
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.