I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg
Interview
I just got through first two rounds of interview - first, telephone interview and then a video conference with two team leaders from Global data department (it was supposed to be an in-house one, but I was not able to come to London any time soon, so they organized a video conference from the local Bloomberg office).
Almost no technical questions - but they really want to know why do you want to work and Bloomberg and how do you understand the role you are applying for.
During the first interview I've got asked some basic questions about financial statements - like could you go through the P&L? And also we discussed some news. It would be helpful to check recent news especially about an asset class you want to work with.
Lots of behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During the second interview managers proposed me few situations such as imagine there is a company in South Africa with which Bloomberg is not working yet. You need to gather some data from them, which is not published on the company's website, how would you approach the company.
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.