I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Feb 2018
Interview
An extremely long winded and draining process.
1) CV and online application
2) Video Interview: fairly simple questions about personal motivations and financial interest
3) Phone Language Test: quick phone call to test your second language followed by a short write up in the language about a topic covered in the conversation
4) Assessment Day: terminal simulation exercise and group debate activity followed by team leader interview in the morning. Manager interview in the afternoon if you pass the morning activities.
Overall the HR team were great but I felt as if the process was skewed towards Masters students who study a finance related subject. As the only person at the Assessment Day who was an undergraduate in a non-finance degree I felt at a disadvantage. Although I made in to the manager interview I was told my financial knowledge and interest was not fee enough.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Which financial stories have you been following in the last week?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Singapur) in Feb 2018
Interview
There is a case discussion and a job shadow for all the applicants. Thereafter, an interview will be held with staffs from the analytics and sales team. Successful applicants will move on to another interview with the senior management.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Feb 2018
Interview
Longest recruiting process I have ever experienced. It is indeed a big company, but the process started in early November and finished late February. Had three different HR-contacts, and every time I addressed one I got an answer (if I ever got one) from a different one. Applied for a summer internship (starting July), and the company thought I couldn't start before October.
Invited to assessment day mid December (couldn't attend due to exam), whereas I never got a response after replying to this invitation. All of a sudden I was invited for the Team Leader interview (which resulted in two interviews rather than one due to scheduling issues).
During the in-house manager interview I had to wait for about one hour before the interview could start.
To conclude, the whole recruiting process was a massive failure from Bloomberg's side.
On a more positive note, I went through the same process a year earlier, where my experience was completely different. Other than also being a quite lengthy process (mid October to end January), the communication was vey good and the feedback from the HR-contact was superb.
Bloomberg is a place with a very friendly and supporting environment, and I assume my experience this year was a rare case - but still unacceptable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg?
What value will you add to the company?
What is your take on excellent customer service?
What skills are required to be a good salesperson?
Why finance?
Financial news lately?