I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Hong Kong) in Mar 2018
Interview
Hard, there were three rounds- one with HR and two with analytics and sales team. I was asked questions about things I have learnt in Uni and was also required to do a role play portion regarding my sales skills.
3 rounds of interviews....prepare for the video interview by reading financial news, review the job role and understand the exceptions and the day to day function. Behavioral based questions - use past experience and job description to answer questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg?
Tell me about a recent news article that you read and how does it affect the global market.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Jan 2017
Interview
Pretty Straightforward. I applied online and had to answer 4-5 150 character questions. I was then invited to do a video interview through Yello. After, I received an email for a phone screen and then a SuperDay offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain to me your understanding of this role?
Why are you interested in sales? Do you see a future for yourself in this industry?
Discuss a financial news story.
Tell me about a time you had to sell something.
Product Analytics and Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Analytics and Sales roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomberg overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomberg as a Product Analytics and Sales according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
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