I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Oct 2015
Interview
Submitted an application and received a prompt email in a day or two requesting phone interview. Phone call was very basic, why are you interested in bloomberg? why did you decide to study your major in school, basic things. Next I was called into the office for an interview in New York. Know the current news and who Bloomberg's competitors are (factset, capitalIQ, symphony). Called in for a third interview the following week in New York and this one was much more intense, Shadowed an employee for 30 minutes then had an hour long interview with a senior person in the company. Know your resume and everything you put on it and make sure that you understand everything you have put on it.
It was a natural conversation. Not tense. Almost didn’t even feel like I was having an interview. Tested both Japanese and English skills. They also asked me about their products
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose Bloomberg?
Latest Financial news
What did you work hard during university
Begins with a personality assesment that also includes puzzles meant to test pattern recognition. The assesment and the personality quiz takes about 30-40 minutes and requires no preperation before hand.
First was Hireview, 1 Hour interview with two team leaders, and assessment centre, consisting of tests, networking, and a final round interview with two team leaders from analytics and sales departments respectively.