I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Interview
the interviewers come unprepared. they asked questions which clearly showed that they have not read my resume. Also 100 bucks card given to bear all the expenses(including cabs and food) is way too less.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was prepared for algorithm or logical questions, but was asked something around languages- which was of least priority in my resume.
Phone screen went very well, i passed to the onsites and they gave me the problem statement and i proposed a sub-optimal solution. They told to me come up with more optimal solution and didn't give me much time to think about it. They got impatient and gave me a hint. I figured it out and solved the problem, but apparently they thought I needed hints, which I didn't ask for.
15 minutes talking about resume, 45 minutes for 2 medium leetcode style coding questions (using code share), the interviewer was very friendly and communication is even more important than passing all test cases.
Overall, it was a positive and professional interview experience, though the interviewer was on the stricter side. Unfortunately, I was dealing with an illness and wasn't able to prepare as thoroughly as I wanted to, which left me feeling a bit off throughout the conversation. Despite not feeling my best and facing a tough interviewer, the process was well-structured.