I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Milan) in Oct 2015
Interview
Really quick; CV submission, then received the email for the first phone interview (motivational+financial news+how would you behave in the following scenarios); the day after received the email for the skype interview in their local office (motivational+skills+technical).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Any latest financial news you were interested?
Why do you want to work in Analytics and Sales?
How would you respond to these daily tasks? Who to give priority?
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.