Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 4 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Bloomberg (Londra, Inghilterra) nel mese di ott 2018
Colloquio
1. Online Application
2. Video Interview
- Tell us about yourself
- Please articulate how this position aligns with your future career aspirations
- This role is highly competitive - what are your key strengths that make you stand out?
- Please explain what you understand your day-to-day would be like at the analytics desk?
- Our best products are Bloomberg Terminal and our News and Media businesses. Please name 3 other products and explain what they are
- List 3 (or more) reasons why a multinational food manufacturer might use the Terminal (eg. Nestle)?
- Tell us in detail about a current financial news that interests you. How did this affect the asset class it is linked to? Be detailed in your response
- You are meeting a client with a view of selling them additional Terminal/Bloomberg products. What 3 questions would you ask them to find out about potential areas for expansion within their business?
- How are interest rates and exchange rates related?
- How would you act at a client's site?
3. Language assessment by phone
4. Assessment Centre
- Terminal simulation exercise
- Group debate (Will the price of Oil rise over the next 5-10 years?)
- Interview 1 (case study selling holidays & interview questions)
- Interview 2 (interview questions)
5. Final Interview
Domande di colloquio [16]
Domanda 1
Q: Why you want to apply for this role, Why Bloomberg, Why you
Finance
Q: Tell me about recent financial news?
Q: Biggest impact in finance in last 10 years?
Q: How would you invest 1 Million pounds?
Q: Is the trader evil?
Q: What is CDS?
Q: What affects oil prices?
Bloomberg Analytics & Sales
Q: How does the terminal work, how do companies actually use it and who uses it?
Q: What do you think you will be doing during your graduate scheme?
Q: What do you think will be challenging when working for Bloomberg?
Q: What makes a good Analytics team member?
Q: Who are Bloomberg's clients? What do they do?
Q: Favourite terminal command?
Q: What growth opportunities are there for future sales of the Bloomberg Terminal? What companies/countries?
Q: Who are our competitors?
Q: Different businesses of Bloomberg
Q: What are some opportunities for Bloomberg in future?
Q: Where do you see Bloomberg in 10 years? Changes about the business?
Q: What would you tell a CEO from a mid-sized firm, that asks why he should purchase a Bloomberg Terminal at such high costs if he could simply call the bank/broker and ask for the desired rate/number?
Q: Suppose you are selling Bloomberg terminal to a company but they refuse to say what they would use it for or why they would need it. How do you sell it to them?.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Bloomberg (New York, NY)
Colloquio
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.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Bloomberg (Londra, Inghilterra)
Colloquio
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.