Got an email for an on-site interview 2 days after I submitted application online. Was a group interview of about 15 people. Three sections to the interview: first they gave us 5 minutes to come up with an investment idea and then we have to present it. Second part we were given scenarios in which we have to rank them according to different urgencies. Finally we have to discuss our answers as 2 groups.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Jan 2015
Interview
Applied through an employee referall. One week later got an email from HR scheduling an initial phone interview 5 days later. Talked to a very friendly recruiter over the phone who asked every little detail of my CV on the phone. After 25 minutes she asked if I could go to the local Bloomberg´s office. I went there one week later and talked to two senior managers for Sales and Analytics, both very open and friendly although a bit serious. They wanted to know why I could do well in sales, why I didnt pursue a career in invt banking (I used to work for Goldman) and they asked some situational questions for example who I would prioritize when facing too many customers at a time on a crisis day. After that shadowed an employee who explained how his daily job was. That same day in the vening go
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The case was about a typical day at Bloomberg where you face too many customers and how to decide which one to answer first. Also was asked what a sharp ratio was. They want to see you want to work there, they do not mind if you are not a Wall Street genius.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Singapore) in Sep 2014
Interview
I submitted the online application and a few days later, I was invited to a group interview.
There were abput 15-20 candidates. Two Bloomberg employees from analytics team made presentation briefly about the company and the job, and they proceeded the interview.
There were two activities: one was the individual activity asking my investment plan and the other was group activity. Group activity was designed to look your problem solving skill and how you interact with others I think.
After this 1st round interview, I couldn't hear anything which means I couldn't pass. The result come out really quick if you are chosen and invied to the next stage, but if you are not chosen, you cannot hear anything and there will be no feedback.
I just thought it would have been better if they let me know I wasn't selected this time so that I could focus on other stuff.
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Tell me about yourself and one interesting about you briefly(30 seconds)
Client Services and Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Client Services and Sales roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Client Services and Sales according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 30%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
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