How Long Does It Take to Hear Back After a Bloomberg Interview?

Candidates report about one to two weeks after the final round. Several report a decision in under a week. Others report ten to fourteen days, and a few report three to four weeks. Two things add time to that. Some offers need an extra compensation approval, which adds days. New graduate candidates also report a team matching step before the offer is final. End to end, candidate reports average about three weeks from the first interview to a decision. Reports of three to seven weeks are also common.

Timeline by Stage

The wait is longest at one stage. Entry-level engineering candidates take a timed coding test on HackerRank first. Candidates report the longest wait at that step, before any person reads the result.

If you applied with no referral, expect that first reply to be the slowest one. After the first live round, replies come faster.

Does Bloomberg Send Rejection Emails?

Yes, and the rejection email offers feedback by phone. Candidates who post their Bloomberg rejection emails report the same wording. The email says written feedback is not given, then invites you to email the engineering recruiting team and book a call instead.

That offer is unusual, and it is worth using. Candidates report that some recruiters do give the call and others do not. Ask within a few days of the rejection, and write down the round names and the gaps they describe.

Most rejections arrive as a plain recruiter email. Some candidates report a call for later-stage rejections. A small number report no reply after the final round, and a follow-up email is the right response there.

How to Follow Up

Send one email to your recruiter after seven business days. Keep it to four sentences.

Hi [name], thank you for the final rounds last week. I am writing to ask whether there is an update on the decision. I am still very interested in the role, and in the work the team described. Please tell me if you need anything more from me.

If ten days pass with no answer, send one more. After that, treat the role as closed.

Can You Reapply, and How Soon?

Candidates report a six month wait after a rejection. One candidate reports that the wait was stated in the rejection email. Bloomberg does not publish this rule anywhere.

Its engineering group is large and hires team by team. Candidates report being rejected by one team and hired later by another. This happens more often at Bloomberg than at a small company.

Ask for the feedback call first. Fix the named gap, then apply again.

What to Wear

Most Bloomberg rounds are held on video, final rounds included. Some candidates are asked to come to an office instead. Wear a plain shirt in one solid color for video, and check your camera and light first.

For an office day, wear business casual. Most Bloomberg engineers wear chinos and a collared shirt. Its sales and client teams dress more formally than engineers do.

A suit is not required for an engineering interview. A jacket without a tie works for any Bloomberg office.

How to Prepare

• Map the rounds first. What is the Bloomberg interview process like? covers every stage.
• Prepare the design round. What to expect in the Bloomberg system design interview covers the market data style questions.
• Write the motivation answer. How to answer why Bloomberg prepares a question you get in every round.
• Drill the coding patterns. Grokking the Coding Interview matches the timed HackerRank problems.
• Practice scale questions. Grokking the System Design Interview covers the streaming and storage basics.