I interviewed at Bloomberg Industry Group (Arlington, VA)
Interview
Call with manager, written test (3 hrs), panel interview with three people. I worked with one recruiter for the whole process. Only the final interview was in person, but they gave me the option
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg Industry Group (Arlington, VA) in Oct 2025
Interview
Pleasant Interviews. Communication is meh.
The first round was with HR, which was easy and friendly. They did basic introductions and asked for availability. The second round was with the Hiring Manager; the experience was pleasant, and the first half of the interview is dedicated to your experiences, while the second half is dedicated to the questions you ask, which I would say is more important than the first half. Did not hear back for 2ish months until I checked workday which showed a rejection, but I'd say ghosting is just common nowadays.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1. Why are you interested in Bloomberg?/What do you know about this company/role?
Q2. What experience do you have doing writing and research?
Q3. What experiences can you bring to BNG?
Q4. Do you have any questions for us?
After speaking with the recruiter I met with the hiring manager. After that met with leadership which was more casual and focused on the team culture. All interviews were virtual.
Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg Industry Group with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 70 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomberg Industry Group overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomberg Industry Group as a Analyst according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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