Core grad program is essentially a call center - Analytics Department Bloomberg Employee Review

2.0
Feb 12, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Yes you learn a lot, and get to go one some decent meetings. Yes you can have a comfortable career in sales. And yes, one of the perks is the pantry 3-4 years at Bloomberg now, very competitive salary, not far off doubled what I started on. International movement.

Cons

Should you apply for a job because of the free food. Absolutely not. I am massively surprised that that is the first thing that comes to mind when employees are reviewing their life at Bloomberg. Work should be about what you are doing not what you are eating. Working in the "Analytics" department is very misleading. In no way are you an analyst. In no way are you learning the skill set to become an analyst. You are not reviewing balance sheets, or capital structures, or debt distributions. You are a minion, a cog in a wheel, a beast of burden, forever in fear of the dreaded QC. You churn out MSN/AOL style chats wherein a client comes in and asks a question. You don't know the answer, you pass on to someone more experienced. If you want to go to sales and have a 9-6 job (8-6 in London) then great. Nice salary (so you can't leave) and essentially a new job every 2 ish years. New team, new challenge can't complain. If you want to get involved in the world of finance, don't touch bloomberg with a barge pole. It is a market vendor, nothing more. Internal movement into the the more analytical aspects of bloomberg is near impossible.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company, in this role you have the chance to learn about the financial markets, the terminal, and also you get client exposure.

Cons

Not really cons, culture is great.

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Opportunities to do lots of work with data and finance to apply knowledge in both programming and Subject-Matter Expertise (SME). Excellent Work-Life Balance (WLB) and extremely welcoming culture. You can reach out to anyone for help or just to talk, and they will get back to you (although management does require more scheduling in advance). Generous compensation (good wage) and benefits, including housing for interns. If you heard the rumors that the Bloomberg Princeton office has a great Bloomberg Pantry (read: company-provided breakfast and lunch), the rumors are true.

Cons

Not the place for those looking for cutting-edge AI. The company is not as fast with AI as the company prioritizes reliability and accuracy above all, and much of AI is not at an acceptable threshold for management to be willing to take that risk with financial data (at least in 2026). You may get a project to automate menial processes, which is really cool, but that tends to involve actually doing the menial processes, which feels unproductive. Princeton office is good but New York is considered preferable. Coworkers are not very reachable outside of work hours. Compensation is low in Data compared to Software Engineers.

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