I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Mar 2020
Interview
So far I got to the video interview stage.
The process took 10 working days from submitting an application to receiving the video interview invitation.
The first stage was to submit your application with the cover letter.
The second one was the assessment which they send to you the next day. It is Plum assessment so do a trial there before your actual one. You will be tested on your IQ first. A few questions on pattern recognition and then your personality.
Third, they invited to take a video interview.
There they asked 9 questions, you will have 1 minute 30 seconds to answer each question. You get to choose when to click start recording for each question so be sure to take a few minutes to research each question if you feel unsure about how to answer. Definitely talk through your answer at least once before you start recording it. Talk out loud not in your head.
Below is the full list of questions exactly how they have worded them. And some sample answers.
Interview questions [9]
Question 1
Explain to us, and provide examples, of why you would be successful in a culture like Bloomberg's?
Persuasion is key in sales. Let's imagine you are working on a group project and you identify a tool that you believe would help the team. How would you persuade your colleagues to adopt this tool?
Adapting to your customer is key in sales. Let's imagine you have to prepare for two sales meetings. Client A has been a Bloomberg client for 10 years, client B never worked with Bloomberg before. How would you approach the two meetings?
Nach Ausfüllen der Bewerbungsformulars und Beantwortung mehrerer Fragen (7 Stück, jede muss mit circa hundert Wörtern beantwortet werden), muss man zunächst ein Plum Assessment durchlaufen (dies dauert etwa 25-30 min). Im Anschluss stehen mehrere Interviewrunden an.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Jul 2023
Interview
1st Stage Interview by telephone. You have to learn the job description by heart. They want to see your full understanding of the role and explain why Bloomberg and why financial industry.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was given examples of two situations and was asked to answer what task I would prioritize. It is difficult to answer if you never worked in the industry and unaware of internal hierarchy,
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Oct 2022
Interview
Stage 1: Online Application involves education, job experience and 5 questions on the role, company and motive to work there Stage 2: Plum Test is a personality test Stage 3: Self recorded Interview involves 10 questions with 1 min to answer Stage 4 : Assessment day involves Bloomberg workers explaining the role, a teamwork exercise and a 30 min - 1 hour interview Stage 5: Final Interview another 1h interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1: Tell me about yourself? 2. Why do you want to work for Bloomberg? 3. What makes a good sales person? 4. Tell me a situation where you had to deal with an angry customer? 5. Give me an example from a previous job where you showed more than there was asked for? 6. What kind of customers use the terminal? 7. What products does Bloomberg sell? 8. Roleplay Sell me a holiday 9. Tell me something related to finance that was in the news lately?