I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Oct 2018
Interview
1. Online Application
2. Video Interview
- Tell us about yourself
- Please articulate how this position aligns with your future career aspirations
- This role is highly competitive - what are your key strengths that make you stand out?
- Please explain what you understand your day-to-day would be like at the analytics desk?
- Our best products are Bloomberg Terminal and our News and Media businesses. Please name 3 other products and explain what they are
- List 3 (or more) reasons why a multinational food manufacturer might use the Terminal (eg. Nestle)?
- Tell us in detail about a current financial news that interests you. How did this affect the asset class it is linked to? Be detailed in your response
- You are meeting a client with a view of selling them additional Terminal/Bloomberg products. What 3 questions would you ask them to find out about potential areas for expansion within their business?
- How are interest rates and exchange rates related?
- How would you act at a client's site?
3. Language assessment by phone
4. Assessment Centre
- Terminal simulation exercise
- Group debate (Will the price of Oil rise over the next 5-10 years?)
- Interview 1 (case study selling holidays & interview questions)
- Interview 2 (interview questions)
5. Final Interview
Interview questions [16]
Question 1
Q: Why you want to apply for this role, Why Bloomberg, Why you
Finance
Q: Tell me about recent financial news?
Q: Biggest impact in finance in last 10 years?
Q: How would you invest 1 Million pounds?
Q: Is the trader evil?
Q: What is CDS?
Q: What affects oil prices?
Bloomberg Analytics & Sales
Q: How does the terminal work, how do companies actually use it and who uses it?
Q: What do you think you will be doing during your graduate scheme?
Q: What do you think will be challenging when working for Bloomberg?
Q: What makes a good Analytics team member?
Q: Who are Bloomberg's clients? What do they do?
Q: Favourite terminal command?
Q: What growth opportunities are there for future sales of the Bloomberg Terminal? What companies/countries?
Q: Who are our competitors?
Q: Different businesses of Bloomberg
Q: What are some opportunities for Bloomberg in future?
Q: Where do you see Bloomberg in 10 years? Changes about the business?
Q: What would you tell a CEO from a mid-sized firm, that asks why he should purchase a Bloomberg Terminal at such high costs if he could simply call the bank/broker and ask for the desired rate/number?
Q: Suppose you are selling Bloomberg terminal to a company but they refuse to say what they would use it for or why they would need it. How do you sell it to them?.
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.