I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Adelaide) in Mar 2017
Interview
Applied online, then received an invitation to complete a video recorded interview. This consisted of 6 questions, and you had 30 seconds to read the question before it automatically started recording, at which point you had 90 seconds to answer before it automatically stopped recording. Immediately then moved onto the next question.
Phone Interview:
Took about 30 minutes, with a HR rep from Hong Kong. He was very friendly, easy to talk too. Asked a lot of generic questions, which I had prepared for. Know a lot about what bloomberg do, and some knowledge on their products. Also know about their competitors!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in the London/Sydney Program?
Why Bloomberg?
What are some difficulties you think you may face in the sales role? (particularly when trying to sell the Bloomberg Terminal)
Who are Bloombergs main competitors?
It was a natural conversation. Not tense. Almost didn’t even feel like I was having an interview. Tested both Japanese and English skills. They also asked me about their products
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose Bloomberg?
Latest Financial news
What did you work hard during university
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.