First rounds went smooth, no unexpected questions as I read everything here. They don't focus on anything technical, all that matters is sales experience I think. All in all quick process, they let me know fairly fast each time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If interest rate goes up, what happens to bond prices
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Apr 2014
Interview
3 stages: Telephone interview (generic) - face to face with two managers + job shadowing - face to face with head of analytics and head of sales in Germany
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg? - There is no possible answer they like
How is the German banking system structured?
How has the equity market / exchange rates developed over the last 1 or 3 years?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Mar 2014
Interview
Had an initial phone interview with HR. Very quick and easy. Go over resume. What do you know about the role? Why do you want to work at Bloomberg? Then I got contacted to go up to New York for second round interview. Shadowed an analyst for an hour, had an hour interview with two people, then toured the building for an hour. During interview had to sell a new iPhone app I just bought, answer some what if scenarios about time management and prioritizing. Overall not bad. Got asked to come back in the afternoon for final round. Interviewed with one senior director. Much tougher than the previous interviews. Had to make another sales pitch. Asked how many computers do you think Bloomberg owns around the world.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many computers do you think Bloomberg owns globally?