I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Princeton, NJ) in Jul 2021
Interview
Super Day is the name of this interview/event. Usually, it's held in the office but I believe because of COVID, they decided to do it over their internal video conferencing product. There was a 30 minute or so welcome and introduction, a Q&A with current analysts, we went through process re-engineering/workflow, and then an interview with a "higher-up". Theres also a technical aptitude test which tests your knowledge on performing, in a nutshell, what would ultimately be things you'd encounter day-to-day and that had to be completed before a certain time. All in all a very smooth process. If I had to give any advice, know your SQL basics, have a full understanding of what an equity data analyst does and be okay with asking questions and engaging with the people you talk with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a time you improved a process using technology.
Talk about a challenge you've overcome in projects and how you used collaboration skills.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
1. A web interview where you answer 7 questions and send them in remotely.
2. A phone interview
3. A group assessment day
4. Final interview
To be honest the web interview is pointless and should be dropped from the recruitment process.
Assessment day was a mix of experienced professionals and fresh grads.
HR people where friendly. Feedback was vague and not applicable to my performance.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Londres, Inglaterra) in Mar 2017
Interview
The interview process consisted of 3 parts: a video interview which I found quite awkward and riddled with technical issues, a phone interview, and the final round was an assessment day which includes a few different tasks to test skills and teamwork, and a final interview. The process was fairly straightforward throughout with a clear attempt from their side to gauge your skill set and abilities.
Same questions were asked at a total of 3 or 4 times throughout the entire hiring process. I found the constant need of repetition across the different stages quite strange, although I would like to think that they were doing this with a purpose.
The only silly part of the whole process was the feedback provided by HR after the assessment day as it was completely inconsistent with what was happening during. People that I met there and worked with, that contributed a fair amount to group activities did not progress because 'they did not contribute'. At the final interview I had a great conversation, strong rapport and discussed the clear match of my experience to the position's requirements, after which I did not progress because 'the interviewer could not assess my ability do bring value to the team'. The vagueness and incoherence of the feedback was completely unhelpful.