Interview with HR discussing role and how my experience as a relationship manager can translate into the role. It was fairly straightforward to learn my motivation and if i would suit the role.
Few stages starting with a telephone screen. Remain curious and personable throughout. It's worth more than knowledge. Learn a little bit about the product you're looking to sell. You'll be ok.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you say to a prospect that tells you your product is too expensive?
Challenging, grilled by two senior sales reps on several topics. No technical questions, almost only motivation. They want to make sure you're committed and mentally ready for the job and the 6-months training.
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 25 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 Sales Representative according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 16%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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