I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Apr 2011
Interview
After applying for the position as an intern. I received an e-mail asking me to set a time that will be conducive for me. I then went through two phone interviews the first with the recruiter consisted of basic questions like what do you know about Bloomberg? Is there anything in marketing you are following now? and then a brief description of the opportunity was given to me. The second interview was with a manager and also consisted of general questions, what are your strengths and weaknesses? why Bloomberg? e.t.c
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked "If there was anything I was following in finance?" After answering, I was asked if I was following anything more specific, seemed my first answer was not good enough.So, I was puzzled.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Singapur) in Jun 2012
Interview
I applied for the Singapore/Sydney position. The hiring process consisted of 3 interviews - 2 phones and 1 face-to-face.
1. First one was a phone interview from Singapore HR. Standard HR questions: why BBG, why this role, your strengths and weaknesses, recent financial news you've read.
2. Second one was also a phone interview. This time from the head of Singapore Equity Analytics team. Questions were more practical (explain options, CDS) in nature and involved some role-play (pretend you were a customer support from Microsoft). Again, was asked to explain what you know about and why BBG and this position.
3. Last round was face-to-face at the Sydney office with the head of Sydney Sales and head of Singapore Analytics (VDO-called in). Interview emphasise strongly on why BBG and this position. Sales question was "I have a BlackBerry, sell me an iPhone". Technical questions revolved around your response. Mine was equity and IPOs. Was initially asked to explain P/E ratio. I incorporated FB IPO into the answer and was then asked where do I see the IPO market heading in the future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see the IPO market heading toward in the future?