I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Oct 2011
Interview
I talked to a Bloomberg representative at career fair, and few weeks later, I received the invitation of online application and then phone interview in hours.
In around 20 minutes of the phone interview, I was asked the questions as follows: Why do you choose the job that is not related to your major? Why do you think you are the one we should hire? What is your most accomplishment? What do you think the reasons for China inflation?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what do you think may the reasons for china inflation?
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.