I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Tokio) in Jun 2011
Interview
Interviewer was a Japanese woman and we did the interview half in Japanese and half in English. The company sounded as they have great working environment and colleagues, but when interviewing it seemed as they turned into different people and tried to press the interviewee. This uncomfortable vibe didn't only come out from my interviewer but also from all other interviewers too. Since the interviewer knew I do not have any financial knowledge, she didn't ask me any financial questions, but her questions were so vague and even hard to understand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in financial market to learn more about the world?
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.
Multi step interview process, they have you submit a recorded video interview, then you get selected for a virtual super day where they interview a bunch of candidates at once, then you get an in person. Know about finance and know as much as you can about Bloomberg and its business. Have a good take on AI in finance.