Interviewed for software engineer new grad position in London. Past the first two stages, but they hit headcount before my next interview. Second interview was lc medium to easy. The interviewer was nice and helped through the process a bit.
Average interview experience. Most interviewers were nice and helpful. I had a few technical interviews and was asked briefly about my resume and why i wanted to work for the company.
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First interview was a stack lc easy-medium. Was asked follow-up questions to code on the initial question.
I was reached out by the recruiter directly through LinkedIn. I was asked one medium and one hard LeetCode-style question, with a few follow-ups. It started with a general introduction.
5 rounds they are all bloomberg tagged question i didn’t pass em round went deep in tour resume another leetcode question and q&a at the end. In retrospect, i thought I did well but maybe their bar this year is high.
Software Engineer New Grad 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 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer New Grad roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 170 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 Software Engineer New Grad according to 170 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 7%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Background check: 1%
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