I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Jan 2015
Interview
2 phone call then on site for one day in Newyork
the hr lady is very nice, they had 2 phone interview with me mostly C and C++
then onsite interview is more or less algorithm questions, quite simple and straight foward
overall it is very nice to interview with bloomberg, technology on edge. mostly work with bloomberg
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 reverse linked list
2 sort linked list
3 reverse bits in a integer
Phone screen went very well, i passed to the onsites and they gave me the problem statement and i proposed a sub-optimal solution. They told to me come up with more optimal solution and didn't give me much time to think about it. They got impatient and gave me a hint. I figured it out and solved the problem, but apparently they thought I needed hints, which I didn't ask for.
15 minutes talking about resume, 45 minutes for 2 medium leetcode style coding questions (using code share), the interviewer was very friendly and communication is even more important than passing all test cases.
Overall, it was a positive and professional interview experience, though the interviewer was on the stricter side. Unfortunately, I was dealing with an illness and wasn't able to prepare as thoroughly as I wanted to, which left me feeling a bit off throughout the conversation. Despite not feeling my best and facing a tough interviewer, the process was well-structured.