I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Nov 2014
Interview
Applied online. Received a phone interview invitation in 3 days. It was very easy without 'surprise me' questions - why Bloomberg, what products, competitors, recent financial market trends and news about Bloomberg. It was about 20-25 minutes long.
The next day I received an in-house interview invitation. There were 3 interviewees, 2 team leaders and 1 analyst guy. It was more detailed with very specific questions - how do we check quality, what are the automatic processes we use, where do we get M&A info etc.
Overall, it was a great experience.
This was the first interview, conducted over the phone. The interviewer was really nice. It took about 30 min, and he asked me:
-personal experience
-why bloomberg
-understanding of data analysis
-financial news that i have been reading
-what is a successful team
If i move ahead, there will be three other interviews before getting an offer.
I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Dec 2014
Interview
Recruiter called me and proposed the above role with Bloomberg. Interview with two members of the team.Competency based and some questions regarding recent evemnts in the financial markets and commodities especially, as the role was focused on energy markets. They insist on why Bloomberg and why not an Investment Bank.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have 10m where to invest.Marketing or Bloomberg Terminal?