I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Oct 2018
Interview
1. Online Application
2. Video Interview
- Tell us about yourself
- Please articulate how this position aligns with your future career aspirations
- This role is highly competitive - what are your key strengths that make you stand out?
- Please explain what you understand your day-to-day would be like at the analytics desk?
- Our best products are Bloomberg Terminal and our News and Media businesses. Please name 3 other products and explain what they are
- List 3 (or more) reasons why a multinational food manufacturer might use the Terminal (eg. Nestle)?
- Tell us in detail about a current financial news that interests you. How did this affect the asset class it is linked to? Be detailed in your response
- You are meeting a client with a view of selling them additional Terminal/Bloomberg products. What 3 questions would you ask them to find out about potential areas for expansion within their business?
- How are interest rates and exchange rates related?
- How would you act at a client's site?
3. Language assessment by phone
4. Assessment Centre
- Terminal simulation exercise
- Group debate (Will the price of Oil rise over the next 5-10 years?)
- Interview 1 (case study selling holidays & interview questions)
- Interview 2 (interview questions)
5. Final Interview
Interview questions [16]
Question 1
Q: Why you want to apply for this role, Why Bloomberg, Why you
Finance
Q: Tell me about recent financial news?
Q: Biggest impact in finance in last 10 years?
Q: How would you invest 1 Million pounds?
Q: Is the trader evil?
Q: What is CDS?
Q: What affects oil prices?
Bloomberg Analytics & Sales
Q: How does the terminal work, how do companies actually use it and who uses it?
Q: What do you think you will be doing during your graduate scheme?
Q: What do you think will be challenging when working for Bloomberg?
Q: What makes a good Analytics team member?
Q: Who are Bloomberg's clients? What do they do?
Q: Favourite terminal command?
Q: What growth opportunities are there for future sales of the Bloomberg Terminal? What companies/countries?
Q: Who are our competitors?
Q: Different businesses of Bloomberg
Q: What are some opportunities for Bloomberg in future?
Q: Where do you see Bloomberg in 10 years? Changes about the business?
Q: What would you tell a CEO from a mid-sized firm, that asks why he should purchase a Bloomberg Terminal at such high costs if he could simply call the bank/broker and ask for the desired rate/number?
Q: Suppose you are selling Bloomberg terminal to a company but they refuse to say what they would use it for or why they would need it. How do you sell it to them?.
I was invited to do a video interview. Interview questions were not hard. Just some knowledge in finance and recent financial news would be necessary. The interview was done with AI but I would prefer to do an interview with a real person. It was somehow awkward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe the daily responsibilities of a person who works in Analytics?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Hongkong) in Oct 2018
Interview
First Round HR calling you Why Bloomberg/why this position....
Second Round On-site Interview there are two team leaders to interview me the HR will give you prep calls and there're also shadowing session beforehand, Isn't that really good? They ask you Why Bloomberg Why this department What's your past experience of Customer service...
I think I screwed it up since after they found out I knew nothing about customer service, they just lost interest in me, yeah, why did I think I can do this job I am questioning myself right now as well?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your past experience of Customer service...