I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg
Interview
You can fill the form via the website for the desired role. They have a basic call with the talent acquisition professional, followed by an Excel and analysis round, and two interviews at the end with the hiring manager and associates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The Excel round is ridiculous - they expect detailed organization of the data and an entire report section with proper formatting, charts, and quantitative insights on the spot within 1 hour.
If you are late even by 3-4 minutes, they apparently do not accept the assessment.
At a mid-level or experienced position, this is an unbelievable way to assess somebody's skillset and technical knowledge based on a singular dataset where candidates can easily cheat or get somebody else to help them out.
Furthermore, the 1-hour urgency is pointless as the kind of exercise they allocate is usually worth an entire day of analysis and carefully articulating that analysis takes more time than an hour.
Organizing the process like a competitive CAT exam serves no purpose of valuably assessing people's actual knowledge and experience.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England)
Interview
Honestly, the Bloomberg is clean and straightforward — no unnecessary hoops to jump through. I tailored my CV heavily with keywords like "client onboarding," "API integration," and "portfolio analytics" to get past the ATS filter. I wasn't 100% sure my background would tick every box, but the job description felt like it was written for someone who bridges the
Standard but lengthy. It took about 2-3 weeks in between each interview which ended up being a 3 month process but other than that everyone was nice and the questions they asked were fair.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
It just lasted 7 mins, the interviewer was doing something else when I was doing the introduction, it was a little bit rude and full of pressure. The job and salary is not worthy, hope they can hire a slave instead of a real analytical person
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What will a day look like when you are on this role