I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Apr 2013
Interview
I was contacted by HR to arrange telephone interview. I talked with fixed income specialist for 30 mins. He was quite friendly. Questions are :
- Why Bloomberg
- Why Analytics
- Difference between bond and equity
- Leadership experience
It has been two weeks since telephone interview. Let's see how it goes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose analytics rather investment banking?
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Sydney) in Mar 2013
Interview
It was very straight forward and much like many of the reviews already on Glassdoor. Applied online on the website and received a screening call a few days later where the recruiter (from Hong Kong) asked the basic questions about why I wanted to work for Bloomberg and why that particular role. I then had a first interview with the manager of their Singapore analytics department.
The interview itself was quite good, nothing out of the left field, but maybe that's because I went through the entire interview reviews tab on this site. She asked me what I knew about the current financial market and in particular about the Cyprus Crisis (which was in the news at the time) and then asked about my background in sales/analytics which I was able to answer quite well. She then asked me to sell her an iphone when she was a Blackberry user, which I had anticipated so I didn't struggle there.
The office that I interviewed in was spectacular! I'm in Sydney and the views were amazing and the staple open pantry looked even better in person. Lots and lots of glass, there were not any meeting rooms with an opaque wall, there were only a handful of people I saw on the floor and the atmosphere was a little subdued, quiet but very professional.
If I had any advice to give, it is that you should come across as being enthusiastic about the role and the company without looking like a cheerleader. Back up your reasons for being passionate about the job and intersperse your answers with linking positive points about Bloomberg that you would like to utilise your skills for. I find that having a chat with the interviewer about their experiences within Bloomberg is a good question to build rapport with them and perhaps give you an idea of what type of technical questions they might ask you if you know which department they came from.
One thing though, I didn't hear back from my recruiter for more than two weeks and finally got an email about my final interview and then took another week for them to schedule that. Bloomberg is a massive company so don't be discouraged if there is a lapse between your interview and the outcome as I'm sure they have other things to focus on. I have my final interview in a couple of days and I hope I can impress them.
Relatively simple application process. I filled out the online form and was contacted 2 days later for a telephone interview. The interview was pretty standard, why do you want to work for us, tell us about yourself etc. I thought I actually did reasonably well but I have not heard back from them. The lady was very nice and the questions were fine. Just study up on who their main competition is etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Who are our main competitors and how so they differ from Bloomberg L.P.