Good company to kick start a career - Analytics and Sales Bloomberg Employee Review

5.0
Nov 11, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

+ Extensive training, very stiff learning curve, you're here to acquire techincal skills in finance, tech, coding, excel, sales etc and utilize them asap + Company culture is really really good. Extensive effort on diversity and inclusion. You finish work at 6PM unless you're in training, which happens to be 2 - 3 months in your first year at the company (many ppl who worked in finance before don't study over-time btw) + Fast career progression, after 12 months you are usually headed to sales, or advanced analytics, data, enterprise etc. Migrating across departments is common and acceptable, as long as business needs are there. + HR is extremely reactive when flagging any people-related issues. They don't fire under-performers but they will fire you should you say the N-Word to a colleague in the elevator. + The pay is competitive + Management usually supports you. I am personally blessed with a very good team leader. Some are dissatisfied with their TL, it's often case by case but the consensus is usually positive as of end of 2023. + "Rewards" are actual rewards. If you finish first in a sales call competition, they do give you half a day off for example, not a dumb stress ball with 'Bloomberg' written on it or free pizza.

Cons

- Every 'Sales and Analyitcs' review here highlights it: it's extremely micro-managed. Your every move is watched and evaluated. Nothing is ever enough. You need to put a fair amount of distance between you and your job, as management will never be fully satisfied with whatever you produce. - It is extremely corporate and politics are everything, like in any major financial/tech institution out there. Be aware you'll have to play that 'corporate' game should you start working for Bloomberg. Networking is not compulsory but is key to career progression. Introverts beware.

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
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Pros

Great culture, benefits, pay, and work-life balance

Cons

The technical challenges can be a bit stagnant. You learn to deal with people rather than systems

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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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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