I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Mar 2013
Interview
The process took a little less than 3 months and a total of 5 interviews plus a final interview where the only question is "so do you want to work here?" (the right answer is yes, by the way). 3 of the interviews were done by phone and it sounded like they were just reciting the questions without really listening to my answers, while the other two felt more like an informal chat with very few hard hitting questions. I have a feeling they were more concerned with how well we got along than finding out more about me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can we be sure that you will pick up the skills you're still missing?
3-4, interviews first with HR then with editors and a news/ writing test. Pretty standard process in the industry, they get back to you with feedback after each step which is nice. Recruiters are very responsive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think are the most pertinent areas of coverage in your beat?
Standard interview process with multiple rounds. HR rep made timing known; took a writing test as well. Nothing too crazy. Was a pleasure. They took a couple weeks after the last interview to let me know.
Very long winded process. They do these tests that are somewhat demeaning. Then you talk to HR then someone else then the editors and then the senior leaders. It’s tough. It’s BBG. That’s normal. However, once you get to the latter stages like I did, I think there should be a fair bit of feedback that reflects the effort/time you’ve made for them.
Reporter applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Reporter roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 24 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 Reporter according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 9%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Background check: 5%
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