I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Apr 2011
Interview
After applying for the position as an intern. I received an e-mail asking me to set a time that will be conducive for me. I then went through two phone interviews the first with the recruiter consisted of basic questions like what do you know about Bloomberg? Is there anything in marketing you are following now? and then a brief description of the opportunity was given to me. The second interview was with a manager and also consisted of general questions, what are your strengths and weaknesses? why Bloomberg? e.t.c
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Question 1
I was asked "If there was anything I was following in finance?" After answering, I was asked if I was following anything more specific, seemed my first answer was not good enough.So, I was puzzled.
Hirevue, Superday, In person. Hirevue was pretty standard and the superday was hard, but they give you all of the info you need to prepare. I prepared well for everything besides the sales role play, and that's where I messed up. Everything else is exactly how they describe it.
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Question 1
Why Bloomberg?
Difference between sellside and buyside?
Why Sales & Analytics?
Situations that you dealt with upset customers
Hirevue was for the first round of the interview then a superday with two interviewers, one from the sales team and one from analytics. Mix of behavior questions and a roleplay scenario.
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Question 1
Can you explain what both the sales and analytics teams do, and their main priorities.
It was quite nice, they were very open and friendly and willing to accommodate, there were quite a few rounds of interviews. It was interesting to see the culture and network