Data Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Specialist roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomberg overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomberg as a Data Specialist according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Personality test: 15%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Singapore) in Sep 2021
Interview
Recorded video interview first, then an assessment day (I didn't pass this one) with:
1. Group activity: small groups first to solve a problem that may require some critical thinkimg. Then in a big group setting (12 ppl) It's pretty important to get a word in.
It's natural for people to try and dominate the speaking time here, not sure how that's viewed though. But try and get a word in!
Process re-engineering: suggest process improvements for existing processes in Bloomberg (may not be about the terminal or user experience, it's a big company).
3. Team leader interview: pretty standard, make them like you. If you passed other interviews before this should be the segment you're most familiar with.
If you pass the assessment day you'll get an interview with a director the next week - assessment day is the most important.
It's one of those processes where everything has to go right and you have to impress everyone. HR told me could actually not take anyone if nobody impresses them!
Advice: prepare answers beforehand but be quick on your feet on the day. Some things are out of your control so there is some luck involved.
The assessment day is at least 4 hours long so it's a marathon in impression management, try not to slip up.
Good luck to anyone applying!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Team leader interview questions are pretty standard:
What's a stock you think is a buy?
What's a piece of constructive criticism you've received?
Went into the office, received a badge, interview was done for an hour - lots of questions about cv and some basic interview questions. Afterwards was told to take some snacks and drinks from the pantry.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you were in a situation under pressure and how did you get through this?
The interview process for a Bloomberg Data Specialist role begins with an initial video screening discussing your background, skills, and interest in the position. If you move forward, you will participate in one or more technical and behavioral interviews, which include questions about data analysis.
1) HR Phone Interview - linguistic skills / questions about your past experiences / why you want to break into this industry etc.
2) Team Leader Interview - similar format to the phone interview but more questions on how your skills / experiences are relevant to the position