Financial Sales & Analytics applicants have rated the interview process at Bloomberg with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Sales & Analytics roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bloomberg overall takes an average of 42 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bloomberg as a Financial Sales & Analytics according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Other: 50%
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First round self-video interview: answer 3-4 role and company related questions
Second round phone call: 30 to 45 minutes interview about role and your interests
Third round video conference: 1 hour interview with managers, two role plays
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bloomberg (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Typical phone screening, then an in person interview in the San Francisco office (a few hours long if you move to the second round - first round in person and second round you skype with the director of sales from New York). They got back to me within a few days with an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the phone screening - Do you read the news, do you follow economic/financial news? if so, what are some recent headlines? (name 3-4).
In person interview - why bloomberg? Why sales? why finance? Describe a time that you had to make a difficult decision. A few finance and econ questions.