The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Jan 2010
Interview
Emailed and set up a phone interview. Questions were somewhat difficult. Why Bloomberg? What do you know about the position? What do you want to do when here? What do you know about Bloomberg as a whole
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Jul 2011
Interview
I applied directly online at Bloomberg's career website. Heard back the next day to schedule a phone interview (great HR!). The interviewer was very nice and sounded enthusiastic about the company and what it does. She started off asking about what I know about Bloomberg, the position, and why do I want to work for Bloomberg. Lets me stress again: What do you know about Bloomberg, what do you know of this position, and WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THEM. She than asked pretty specific questions off my resume; how my previous experiences applies to the position, if I had any previous sales experience how did I managed a difficult client, and why I quit my previous position. She didn't ask me any of the usual interview questions, she pretty much led the entire interview, so your mileage may vary.
You have to convince her why you want to work for Bloomberg and why you want to work in Sells. I wasn't very enthusiastic about being a sells person as this program apparently is a dead end from what I hear.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Tokio) in Jun 2011
Interview
Interviewer was a Japanese woman and we did the interview half in Japanese and half in English. The company sounded as they have great working environment and colleagues, but when interviewing it seemed as they turned into different people and tried to press the interviewee. This uncomfortable vibe didn't only come out from my interviewer but also from all other interviewers too. Since the interviewer knew I do not have any financial knowledge, she didn't ask me any financial questions, but her questions were so vague and even hard to understand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in financial market to learn more about the world?