I applied online. I interviewed at Bloomberg (New York, NY) in Apr 2020
Interview
Questions are tough and require good preparation. Make sure to know Bloomberg's values, ethos and company culture. Know their product and clients. Depending on the department, you will also be asked some analytical questions in later interviews for them to see your way of thinking about certain problems (i.e., how would you size a certain market, what are the differences between [two relevant things within the field]).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you size the market for [relevant area depending on job position]?
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England)
Interview
Honestly, the Bloomberg is clean and straightforward — no unnecessary hoops to jump through. I tailored my CV heavily with keywords like "client onboarding," "API integration," and "portfolio analytics" to get past the ATS filter. I wasn't 100% sure my background would tick every box, but the job description felt like it was written for someone who bridges the
Standard but lengthy. It took about 2-3 weeks in between each interview which ended up being a 3 month process but other than that everyone was nice and the questions they asked were fair.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bloomberg (London, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
It just lasted 7 mins, the interviewer was doing something else when I was doing the introduction, it was a little bit rude and full of pressure. The job and salary is not worthy, hope they can hire a slave instead of a real analytical person
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What will a day look like when you are on this role