I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Bloomberg in Apr 2016
Interview
A representative emailed me to set up a call time and called me from Japan. The interview was in Japanese and English. There were a few reception problems and the questions were somewhat difficult. The interviewer was hard to understand at times. There were little to no questions about finance or to test financial knowledge other than reading the Finance section of Yahoo News. Instead, questions were more focused on my individual course work and ability to express myself. Overall, the interview was about 30 minutes long. Afterwards, the interviewer told me they would be in touch within the week and emailed me 5 days later to tell me the results.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself in Japanese.
What do you use Python (programming language) for?
Read Yahoo Japan News (in Japanese) while on the phone.
What is your weakness?
The interview wasn't well designed.
We were supposed to have 1 hour interview but I guess some main questions were left til the very end and we did not have enough time to cover those questions.
I rushed through their questions because I was busy that day. The interviewer did ask me if I wanted to stay and discuss more but I really couldn't.
So we were both left unsatisfied. I couldn't answer as well as I could, and I may appear as uninterested as I simply did not have the extra time for them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave a bunch of terminologies such as VWAP, market depth, order book etc and asked me to explain.
Not difficult but I had like 30 secs or less to answer each as we were running out of time.
Only took the video interview. There were 5 behavioral questions that you have time to prepare. Mainly focusing on your understanding of the company, why this position, and the relevant experiences that would make you a good candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self-introduction and motivation.
Describe a data project you’ve worked on and the challenge you faced.
it was very quick. I got offer in less than a month. The interviewer was fine but later experience in the team was bad. Specifically ask what team you will get in.