My First bloody interview with BLOOMBERG
Well well my first interview...with bloomberg...it all perfect...perfectly opposite from what i have expected or planned..
First of all lets talk about my experience when i first enter the office...
The elevator was pretty cool...but still ain't that impressive...they require you to scan your card before you can press on the floor you are going to...12F for me....
The entire floor belongs to bloomberg...as i enter...the 2 receptionist...ok...i only approach the prettier one...she is god damn gorgeous...plus...her accent is mesmerizing...oh gosh...i could have seriously marry her on the spot...she is that pretty....
Well after meeting up with the receptionist i am required to look at the surveillance camera and smile...its really cool...cause the camera moves and took picture of you....then the pretty lady kinda printed out a tag...where you have to wear around the office....
The rest of the office was pretty much a open concept except for the receptionist dressing....then there is a fish tank...which i didn't notice till i was leaving the office...oh and guess what they have their own security guard inside the office...can you believe that? i mean whats that for?
Oh well everywhere you go you see computers and computers and computers with a minimum of 3 LCD screen per desk....isn't it so cool....damn...reminds me of those movies...
erm...ok lets jump straight to the interview....
nothing much except for the fact that WE have to do a self presentation INDIVIDUALLY on stage infront of the rest of the world....what the hell!!!
I was literally shaking when we had to do thaT..well she did asked for volunteers...but duh obviously i wouldn't be dumb enough to be the first one to stand up and kamikaze myself.
Well the first lady who went up...looks pretty professional...but talks lots of bullocks...in my opinion...ya ya we know bloomberg is the leading financial news agency....or whatever...its all in the website...and by trying to link what herself with bloomberg kinda made it fake....too fake...
first of all...its a customer service job....yes you need interest in financial markets....but...actually most of them made a common mistake when they say they want to know what causes the market to move...interest rates and currency...so on and so forth....actually you can't learn from having interest in finance...thats like macroeconomics...or monetary economics...if they are highly interested,..than take up a course from a university and then study economics as a mjor, i am sure you will definitely satisfy you hunger for knowledge...
Thats why....if you ain't sure what you are saying...don't bother trying to link your so called interest with the company....if i can see that they are trying very hard...i am sure the HR personnel can see that they are trying very hard too..
Actually the first lady took up quite long...and since she is the first one...it ain't really tiring or boring...but as the number of other candidate went up...man oh man..it gets increasingly boring...and having to look up at them becomes a torture....thus i begin to look at their feet instead...but i aint rude enough to doze off...
lots of people from engineering background....who claims they developed an interest in finance thus they want to enter bloomberg to find out more about how the whole thing works....well like i mention above...thats bullshit...
But whats really funny was this NUS or SMU guy....who study economics...actually went up and said...he actually wants to be a business or securities analyst...and this job is just a stepping stone for him.....and he also intend to get his masters soon...wow....haven't got in and already talking about leaving...interesting...
There is also another girl from brunei...who possess a first class honors in Info Tech saying she never settle for mediocre jobs....and only the best...thats why she choose bloomberg...well she was one of the few more impressive ones...
Ok as for me..i totally screwed it up...well...although i thought i ain't that nervous anymore...but...man oh man...its a tough crowd out there...i could perform up to 30% of my potential...my face were totally stiff...hands having no idea where to put...internal organs failing...breathing starts to accelerate without an sign of slowing...and my throat seems to be narrowing....well...finally the first word came out...and immediately i knew....oh god can i go home now!!!!
to sum up...heres what i said about myself!
Hi, my name is andy. I am a fresh grad without working experience, thus technically i am a nobody thus i don't mind starting as a nobody in bloomberg. I am a really boring guy, always staying at home doing nothing but surfing the web. Except for the fact I do capoeira.
On why i choose bloomberg, first of all i am not sure if you guys checked it out...but the rewards and benefits are extremely attractive...and its bloomberg...everyone wants to join bloomberg..
On why should bloomberg choose me...because i am extremely confortable behind the desk and computer and chatting on msn...with the clients...why not...its fun...
The end....well its really not what i said...its more of how i said it...and guess what...due to multiple organs failure...it didn't went as plan...immediately i stepped down i totally felt like leaving the place...straight away...tough crowd out there i would say....
So by monday i will probably recieve an email telling me Thank You for your application, after reviewing, we decided that there are better candidates who are more suitable for this job. We regret to inform you of the bad news. Wish you best of luck for your future.
So i will post the email here if you guys are interested....ciao
First of all lets talk about my experience when i first enter the office...
The elevator was pretty cool...but still ain't that impressive...they require you to scan your card before you can press on the floor you are going to...12F for me....
The entire floor belongs to bloomberg...as i enter...the 2 receptionist...ok...i only approach the prettier one...she is god damn gorgeous...plus...her accent is mesmerizing...oh gosh...i could have seriously marry her on the spot...she is that pretty....
Well after meeting up with the receptionist i am required to look at the surveillance camera and smile...its really cool...cause the camera moves and took picture of you....then the pretty lady kinda printed out a tag...where you have to wear around the office....
The rest of the office was pretty much a open concept except for the receptionist dressing....then there is a fish tank...which i didn't notice till i was leaving the office...oh and guess what they have their own security guard inside the office...can you believe that? i mean whats that for?
Oh well everywhere you go you see computers and computers and computers with a minimum of 3 LCD screen per desk....isn't it so cool....damn...reminds me of those movies...
erm...ok lets jump straight to the interview....
nothing much except for the fact that WE have to do a self presentation INDIVIDUALLY on stage infront of the rest of the world....what the hell!!!
I was literally shaking when we had to do thaT..well she did asked for volunteers...but duh obviously i wouldn't be dumb enough to be the first one to stand up and kamikaze myself.
Well the first lady who went up...looks pretty professional...but talks lots of bullocks...in my opinion...ya ya we know bloomberg is the leading financial news agency....or whatever...its all in the website...and by trying to link what herself with bloomberg kinda made it fake....too fake...
first of all...its a customer service job....yes you need interest in financial markets....but...actually most of them made a common mistake when they say they want to know what causes the market to move...interest rates and currency...so on and so forth....actually you can't learn from having interest in finance...thats like macroeconomics...or monetary economics...if they are highly interested,..than take up a course from a university and then study economics as a mjor, i am sure you will definitely satisfy you hunger for knowledge...
Thats why....if you ain't sure what you are saying...don't bother trying to link your so called interest with the company....if i can see that they are trying very hard...i am sure the HR personnel can see that they are trying very hard too..
Actually the first lady took up quite long...and since she is the first one...it ain't really tiring or boring...but as the number of other candidate went up...man oh man..it gets increasingly boring...and having to look up at them becomes a torture....thus i begin to look at their feet instead...but i aint rude enough to doze off...
lots of people from engineering background....who claims they developed an interest in finance thus they want to enter bloomberg to find out more about how the whole thing works....well like i mention above...thats bullshit...
But whats really funny was this NUS or SMU guy....who study economics...actually went up and said...he actually wants to be a business or securities analyst...and this job is just a stepping stone for him.....and he also intend to get his masters soon...wow....haven't got in and already talking about leaving...interesting...
There is also another girl from brunei...who possess a first class honors in Info Tech saying she never settle for mediocre jobs....and only the best...thats why she choose bloomberg...well she was one of the few more impressive ones...
Ok as for me..i totally screwed it up...well...although i thought i ain't that nervous anymore...but...man oh man...its a tough crowd out there...i could perform up to 30% of my potential...my face were totally stiff...hands having no idea where to put...internal organs failing...breathing starts to accelerate without an sign of slowing...and my throat seems to be narrowing....well...finally the first word came out...and immediately i knew....oh god can i go home now!!!!
to sum up...heres what i said about myself!
Hi, my name is andy. I am a fresh grad without working experience, thus technically i am a nobody thus i don't mind starting as a nobody in bloomberg. I am a really boring guy, always staying at home doing nothing but surfing the web. Except for the fact I do capoeira.
On why i choose bloomberg, first of all i am not sure if you guys checked it out...but the rewards and benefits are extremely attractive...and its bloomberg...everyone wants to join bloomberg..
On why should bloomberg choose me...because i am extremely confortable behind the desk and computer and chatting on msn...with the clients...why not...its fun...
The end....well its really not what i said...its more of how i said it...and guess what...due to multiple organs failure...it didn't went as plan...immediately i stepped down i totally felt like leaving the place...straight away...tough crowd out there i would say....
So by monday i will probably recieve an email telling me Thank You for your application, after reviewing, we decided that there are better candidates who are more suitable for this job. We regret to inform you of the bad news. Wish you best of luck for your future.
So i will post the email here if you guys are interested....ciao
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