I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in May 2014
Interview
I applied through a campus recruiter and got a phone interview in two weeks. The phone screening is process is easy. No coding. After asking me to explain some projects I did in school, the interviewer asked me some basics about data structures. Then he gave me two algorithms questions, I described each step correct and thoroughly and got onsite interview. The onsite interview is from 10pm to afternoon. I failed at the second round. The HR walked me out.
15 minutes talking about resume, 45 minutes for 2 medium leetcode style coding questions (using code share), the interviewer was very friendly and communication is even more important than passing all test cases.
Overall, it was a positive and professional interview experience, though the interviewer was on the stricter side. Unfortunately, I was dealing with an illness and wasn't able to prepare as thoroughly as I wanted to, which left me feeling a bit off throughout the conversation. Despite not feeling my best and facing a tough interviewer, the process was well-structured.
Fairly simple. Phone call then onsite. For onsite it was 10 min office tour follow by 1 hr interview then 1 hours system design and 30 mins manager interview. Interviewers were nice and the recruiter was accommodating.