I interviewed at Bloomberg (Londres, Inglaterra) in Oct 2012
Interview
As I came through the boot-camp I was entered into a final round interview. The interview was fairly aggressive and ultimately made me decide that I wouldn't want to work at Bloomberg. HR's follow up after the interview was pretty lackluster we were told we would have the results at the end of the week - I believe I actually heard their decision about 2-3 months afterward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would a company protect themselves against losses that could occur if there is a breakdown in the Euro?
HireVue was asking basic questions. When was a time you had to multi-task. When was a time you overcame a struggle. Superday was getting to know you, waking through resume, why bloomberg, couple technical questions, a recent news story you have been following,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg? Walk me through your resume. Pretend you are my sales agent, find me an ideal vacation.
Hirevue, Superday, In person. Hirevue was pretty standard and the superday was hard, but they give you all of the info you need to prepare. I prepared well for everything besides the sales role play, and that's where I messed up. Everything else is exactly how they describe it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bloomberg?
Difference between sellside and buyside?
Why Sales & Analytics?
Situations that you dealt with upset customers
Hirevue was for the first round of the interview then a superday with two interviewers, one from the sales team and one from analytics. Mix of behavior questions and a roleplay scenario.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain what both the sales and analytics teams do, and their main priorities.