I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in May 2014
Interview
Step 1: Personality Test: Gives you 60 character traits and you have to rank which ones are most like you, kind of like you, slightly like you, and then the same for not like you.
Step 2: Phone Interview: Simple questions about resume, why bloomberg, and the position. make sure you know about the position, and that it is about interfacing with clients/sales in addition to the finance aspect. They're trying to see if you're a good fit/that you really want Bloomberg
Step 3: In person: 1 hour tour of facilities, terminal demonstration, and then two 1 on 1 interviews. show your interest throughout. one on one is with someone from sales/ someone from analytics. Sales will ask you about sales experience/sales based questions, and analytics will ask you about the "why finance" side of things and some questions about motivations for the job.
Step 4: 2 on 1 with 2 managers in the analytics department. Much more difficult. Ask some critical thinking questions, are constantly on their phones trying to throw you off, and somewhat rude. Don't be phased by this; stay positive and polite and answer everything.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why bloomberg?
what's more important in sales? the client or the product?
what do you know about the position?
why finance?
what is one story you have been following in the markets?
what is the biggest misconception about you?
how many terminals does bloomberg have internally?
how would an airline company use the terminal?
sell me something (could be college, iphone app, pen, etc.)
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Jun 2024
Interview
6 month interview cycle so it takes a while to actually talk to managers. The trader was not the nicest and would laugh after interviews. Overall a really long process
Why are you considering to apply for a position at bloomberg? and why do you think you have the right skills to be the right candidate? tell us about you
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you considering to apply for a position at bloomberg? and why do you think you have the right skills to be the right candidate? tell us about you
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2023
Interview
4 rounds, it was nice and smooth, they provided me with adequate resources in order to excel. The last round, they flew me out to SF to meet the managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg?Why Fintech? Tell me a time about customer service?
Financial Sales and Analytics 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 Financial Sales and Analytics roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 327 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 Financial Sales and Analytics according to 327 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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