The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Londra, Inghilterra) in Mar 2009
Interview
I have applied via careers.bloomberg.com website. After CV screening I had a phone interview. Questions were very basic: difference between array and list, what is polymorhpism, difference between C++ and Java. Interviewer claimed that methods in Java are not virtual unless you explicitly use virtual modifier (!). 30 minutes later I received an e-mail with invitation for in-house interview. In London I had one 2:1 interview, questions covered data structures, memory management in Linux (I had linux kernel development exp in my resume), some brain teasers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe function invocation protocol in C (registers, stack, order of args)
Normal process through and through with nothing different compared to other companies. OA. Recruiter screen. Then a few more rounds of interviews. The interviews were pretty tough and hard but usual in the current market
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you made a difficult decision
There were several rounds. Application with some questions, then hirevue interview which asked several questions and then several rounds of interviews with employees. It was fairly straightforward and just need to be yourself and not worry too much.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have that is relevant to this role.
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Bloomberg (Hong Kong)
Interview
Start with an online Plum assessment, then video interview. Later move on to on site interview with team lead from analytics and sales. Final stage includes interview with the head of HK