I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg
Interview
First interview with a recruiter on campus. Asked regular behavioral questions (What do you know about Bloomberg, Why hire you, Walk me through your resume, A time you showed leadership/worked on a team, How would you apply your background/skills here, Tell me about an event in the market, etc).
Took them about 2 months to respond and invited me to Skillman, NJ for a second round interview. (I had about a week to prepare). 2 rounds of interviews, each with two managers at a time. Also asked behavioral questions (except a little more intense) and then got some lunch and a tour of the office. Very nice, but not nearly like the one in NYC.
A week later I got a call for an offer to intern in NJ.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why should we hire you? (And if you say a buzzword or cliches, you're cut off)
I interviewed at Bloomberg (Skillman, NJ) in Aug 2013
Interview
Applied online, received an email the same day to setup a phone interview. Had the phone interview a week later with an HR rep from Skillman NJ. The entire conversation was more of a monologue, as she asked me to tell her about myself and then she didn't say anything for 10 minutes, even when I left obvious pauses for her to say something. Maybe she stepped out for the time I was on the phone and then came back later... I was not impressed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. What do you know about Bloomberg? What do you know about this position?