I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Mar 2019
Interview
I applied on their website, the typical application was already closed, but the specific role for people speaking in different languages was still open, keep in mind to check both; I had to fill a form which would have substitute well the cover letter, and the next step is the phone interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Apr 2019
Interview
I applied online. After 2 days they sent me an invitation link to complete a 10-question video interview within 3 days. I did it 2 hours ago. Waiting for their response now.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Why a multinational car manufacturer Toyota would use the Terminal?
Plum personality quiz, then a 30min phone interview, then an assessment day which included a short intro to the Bloomberg Terminal and a subsequent simulation exercise answering clients' questions via the terminal's chat function. After that, we where split into two groups, each arguing a different side of a predetermined questioned, for which we had 15min to prepare in our group, and then 15min to argue with the opposing group. This was followed by a tour of the building and then an individual interview with two team leaders, after which we were told to get some lunch and expect a call saying whether we had been successful or not within the next 45ish minutes. If you got a call, there was another interview straight away with more senior managers and, finally, another interview after that (a couple of days later)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg and not an investment bank/ financial services firm?
What products does Bloomberg offer?
Who are Bloomberg's clients?
How could BMW use Bloomberg ?
What are the different asset classes?
How might a price change in commodities affect BMW?
What are futures?
How does PolarLake (one of their products) simplify data management?