Financial Analytics Interview Questions

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Have you applied to other companies? And why a technological company considering you have a finance background and not a bank? Have you applied to other roles within the company? Answer this question truthfully, as your name and email is screened in their system. Questions about their BB products that are on their website? Not the popular ones- the terminal, media, BB new energy finance, BB government. Make sure you know all their products, they ask. If you do not get this role, how will you deal with it?- remember, if you do not get the job you can not be considered for any role within the company for a period of 6 months.
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Financial Sales and Analytics London/Dubai

Interviewed at Bloomberg

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Jan 26, 2015

Have you applied to other companies? And why a technological company considering you have a finance background and not a bank? Have you applied to other roles within the company? Answer this question truthfully, as your name and email is screened in their system. Questions about their BB products that are on their website? Not the popular ones- the terminal, media, BB new energy finance, BB government. Make sure you know all their products, they ask. If you do not get this role, how will you deal with it?- remember, if you do not get the job you can not be considered for any role within the company for a period of 6 months.

Questions about the role, what is your motivation, what is your relevant experience, why this company, what are the company's products, current affairs, who would you contact to make a sale in a non-financial firm, how would you prioritise various people when they make inquiries at the same time.
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Financial Sales and Analytics

Interviewed at Bloomberg

4
Feb 9, 2015

Questions about the role, what is your motivation, what is your relevant experience, why this company, what are the company's products, current affairs, who would you contact to make a sale in a non-financial firm, how would you prioritise various people when they make inquiries at the same time.

The first question was a brief self-introduction. I mentioned several skills that I learned from my previous internship experiences, and the interviewer wanted specific examples of each skillset I've listed and how can they be applied to this particular position. One question I got stuck was "Was there any innovative idea that you've suggested during your previous work?". I wasn't sure of what type of innovative ideas he wanted - if it should be related to the finance or not, etc.
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Financial Sales and Analytics

Interviewed at Bloomberg

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Jul 4, 2015

The first question was a brief self-introduction. I mentioned several skills that I learned from my previous internship experiences, and the interviewer wanted specific examples of each skillset I've listed and how can they be applied to this particular position. One question I got stuck was "Was there any innovative idea that you've suggested during your previous work?". I wasn't sure of what type of innovative ideas he wanted - if it should be related to the finance or not, etc.

Why did you choose finance as your major? Why did you choose to go to the University of Iowa? What is a current event in the financial markets you are following and how is it affecting the economy? What do you think this internship does? What is bloomberg?
Dec 1, 2015

Why did you choose finance as your major? Why did you choose to go to the University of Iowa? What is a current event in the financial markets you are following and how is it affecting the economy? What do you think this internship does? What is bloomberg?

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