First you submit the application, then they invite you for a video interview which has 8 different questions in which you need to record a video of your answer for each response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of working culture/environment do you thrive in? Please provide examples where needed.
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Q2
Please confirm your understanding of the role and tell us what skills you have that will make you successful (please give examples)?
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Q3
Please articulate how this position aligns with your future career aspirations? Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
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Q4
How does Bloomberg generate revenue and what are the key strengths of the products we sell?
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Q5
Prioritisation is key in Analytics. Let's imagine you have two incoming requests from two separate clients. State the order in which you would respond and the rationale behind your decision. - An analyst mentions the Bank Of England Interest rate that has just been released on the terminal looks wrong - A CEO is downloading historical data into excel but is getting an error message, please assist.
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Q6
What financial news have you read in the past six months that you think would have an impact on the financial markets. How were the markets impacted?
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Q7
Imagine you work in sales at Bloomberg and a long-standing client comes to you and says they are not seeing value for money and wish to remove their terminals. How would you handle this situation?
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Q8
Can you think of a time when you felt someone else was putting pressure on you or asking you to do something you felt was unreasonable? How did you handle this situation?
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.
Multi step interview process, they have you submit a recorded video interview, then you get selected for a virtual super day where they interview a bunch of candidates at once, then you get an in person. Know about finance and know as much as you can about Bloomberg and its business. Have a good take on AI in finance.