I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Singapore) in Nov 2015
Interview
The process was very efficient. I applied online and got the phone interview a week afternoon. As soon as I passed the phone interview, the recruiter scheduled an interview with the hiring manager the next day, which was followed by the interview with the department head. If I had passed that round, it would have been the final round with APAC director.
I got an offer from Citibank before I interviewed with Bloomberg. I was still grateful even though I did not get the offer. Because the recruiter and the hiring manager were very helpful and efficient in organizing the interviews. And I was even given the chance to sit with an analyst for half an hour to see what he did every day.
1. Phone interview by recruiter
2. First interview with the hiring manager
3. Second interview with the department head
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview questions are pretty common.
1. How do you adapt to the changes from your previous job? By the way, I was working on the internet industry.
2. Where do you see yourself in five years?
3. List the projects that you have done and met with tight deadlines
4. List the reports that you send regularly
5. Your top three strengths and weaknesses
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.