Bloomberg Financial Analytics/Sales interview questions

- online application - they got back to me the next day and arrange a telephone interview for 4 days later - telephone interview conducted by HR about 20 mins basic motivations and skill questions 1. Why Bloomberg? 2. What skills do you think you can offer? 3. What does Bloomberg have over their competitors? 4. When are you available to start if you are successful? 5. Do you have experience of customer service? - a week later invited to the 1st in house interview (30 min shadowing [use this time to your benefit to ask as many qu's as you can before the main interview as it is not a test!] + 1hr interview with 2 interviewers) 1. Why Bloomberg? 2. What products do Bloomberg offer? 3. Who are Bloomberg's competitors? 4. Have you ever experienced a time you could not please a customer? 5. How has your past experience in customer service relate to what your position entails? 6. What career path would you like to go down in the future? 7. Why this position? 8. What have you gathered the analytics team does from the shadowing you had? - didn't make it to the 2nd in house interview :'( The people were nice in general. Interviewers were nice, the man was a bit poker face and drills deeper into the answers you give, the woman was a bit more open, having more of a conversation with you.

3 round interview, 1 phone and 2 personal at the office in London. They are super keen on how you answer the "why bloomberg?" question. It is expected that your life's sole purpose is to work in financial data providing and that you don't apply to other industries. Only mention competitors for companies where you have applied.