What is the hiring process at Bloomberg?

Their careers section is broken down into two hiring pools:

• Students and recent graduates

• Experienced hires

If you apply to an entry-level software engineering job, there won't be a designation for a specific team or department. Bloomberg seeks to learn about your skill set and interests before they place you in a specific area.

After applying, you are contacted by a recruiter with the company to have an initial phone screening.

If you pass this stage, Bloomberg sets up your first of several interviews. These may be video or in-person interviews, and are technical or HR interviews.

Here are some questions to expect in your technical interviews with Bloomberg:

• What is your experience with software engineering?

• Can you take us through your career/education history?

• What technical innovations or achievements were you a part of in software engineering?

• How were your role and contributions crucial to these successes?

• Are you familiar with C++, JavaScript, and Python?

• Are you familiar with Linux?

• Please walk us through your work portfolio.

• Do you work well under pressure?

• Can you adjust to a fast-paced work environment?

• Please highlight your skills as a software engineer.

• What do you know about Bloomberg and our services?

• Why do you want to work for Bloomberg?

• Why should we hire you over another candidate?

Here are some questions to expect in your HR interviews with Bloomberg:

• How well do you work on a team?

• Do you consider yourself an introverted or extroverted person?

• Do you consider yourself to be a strong communicator?

• Please describe a time when you had a dispute with a co-worker and how you worked to resolve it?

• What are your three biggest strengths?

• What are your weaknesses?

• Tell us about your career history.

• What are some mistakes you've made, and how did you rectify them?

• What are your biggest complaints about the previous companies you've worked for?

• Where do you see yourself in five years?

The amount of interviews for a position at Bloomberg makes the hiring process long. It can last anywhere from a few weeks to months.