I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Skillman, NJ) in Feb 2017
Interview
I applied online on Bloomberg's career website.
I received an email asking me to complete a pre-recorded interview question. The questions were shown in text on the screen and I recorded myself giving answers. After completing the video interview, I was then scheduled for a video interview with a manager in the Global Data Team. Both interviews were basic questions about how I fit within the role and general knowledge about Bloomberg and its business.
I was then invited to a Bloomberg in-house interview. There were 2 individual exercises and 1 group exercise. All of the exercises were critical thinking based and require no real preparation. There was also one one-on-one interview, again asking behavioral questions.
The interview wasn't well designed.
We were supposed to have 1 hour interview but I guess some main questions were left til the very end and we did not have enough time to cover those questions.
I rushed through their questions because I was busy that day. The interviewer did ask me if I wanted to stay and discuss more but I really couldn't.
So we were both left unsatisfied. I couldn't answer as well as I could, and I may appear as uninterested as I simply did not have the extra time for them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave a bunch of terminologies such as VWAP, market depth, order book etc and asked me to explain.
Not difficult but I had like 30 secs or less to answer each as we were running out of time.
Only took the video interview. There were 5 behavioral questions that you have time to prepare. Mainly focusing on your understanding of the company, why this position, and the relevant experiences that would make you a good candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self-introduction and motivation.
Describe a data project you’ve worked on and the challenge you faced.
it was very quick. I got offer in less than a month. The interviewer was fine but later experience in the team was bad. Specifically ask what team you will get in.