I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Dec 2020
Interview
Series of interviews, asking for a range of skills, emphasis on languages, looking for your skills and their ability to be used in the BBG environment. Pleasant, on time and not too strenuous.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at bloomberg?
What interests you in the market right now?
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.
Multi step interview process, they have you submit a recorded video interview, then you get selected for a virtual super day where they interview a bunch of candidates at once, then you get an in person. Know about finance and know as much as you can about Bloomberg and its business. Have a good take on AI in finance.