I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Jul 2011
Interview
Very standard interview.
Where did you heard about this position?
Describe the terminal to someone who has never heard of it
Tell a time when you went above and beyond to help a customer
where you want to be in your career next
I seriously thought I did well and the interviewer seemed friendly and very interested. The interview even lasted longer than 30 minutes. Honestly don't know what went wrong. oh well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe the terminal to someone who has never heard of it.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Jul 2011
Interview
Had a quick phone interview first, took about 10 min where they asked me very basic questions regarding my resume, interests, what I knew about the company and current financial news. I was then invited to an in-house interview where I first shadowed two analysts and then had an interview with 2 mangers from sales and analytics. Very similar questions as in the first interview but more in depth. After that I had an additional 2 interviews where I was asked the same questions yet again though even more specific and detailed. Read up on the company, ask questions and be enthusiastic and confident. I think that goes a long way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg? Why this position? Which financial news are you following?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Hong Kong) in Mar 2011
Interview
Submitted online application and heard back within a week. I wasn't in Hong Kong so the whole process was done via web conference. Three rounds, first 2 were successful. The last, I interviewed with the team manager. She was the deal breaker, an absolutely horrible attitude and occasionally yawned.