I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Nov 2018
Interview
I interviewed over the phone after applying online. The coding questions were easy, but the interviewer was really nitpicking on tiny details (e.g. using additional variables, which has no effect on performance and would really made code more readable), and didn't give me time to look over/ test the code myself before jumping in and pointing out mistakes. While discussing my resume I also had a feeling the interviewer was very impatient, and interrupted while I was speaking. The overall discussion and conversation were okay, but I can't say my experience was very positive.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Sep 2018
Interview
That is a phone interview. The interviewer first asked about the most challenging project you have had as well as some descriptions. Then comes a technical programming problem which requires you to write the whole code in the online panel. In the end, it's the part for you to ask questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a system(class) which has two methods. One method takes a stock name and amount as the input and adds up the amount if there already exists the company's name in your storage, otherwise add a new entry. The second method takes an integer as an input and returns the number of companies with the largest stocks.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Oct 2018
Interview
Applied as soon as applications came out. Scheduled technical phone a few weeks later consisting of OOP and Algo questions.
Then went on-site in beginning of October, which consisted of 2xTechnical + 1xHR interviews. Basic A&DS as well as behavioural questions.