I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Feb 2011
Interview
Online application followed by the telephone interview. got the reply 1 day after, invitation to a recruitment event. Shadowing, tour in the company and 2:1 interview. You need to be extremely excited about the company if you want the job. As it was mentioned in one article 'Bloomberg demands more loyalty then your spouse'.
It was a natural conversation. Not tense. Almost didn’t even feel like I was having an interview. Tested both Japanese and English skills. They also asked me about their products
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose Bloomberg?
Latest Financial news
What did you work hard during university
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.