I received a form-letter style email stating that I had been selected as a candidate for a phone interview. On the scheduled day of the interview, after preparing all night, the phone didn't ring. I waited for about 40 minutes, after which I emailed the HR representative, informing her that I would only be available for another 15 minutes. The following day, I received a reply from HR apologizing, stating that "the interviewer wasn't available." It would have been helpful if they could have let me know beforehand. I ended up wasting the entire morning.

The interview was rescheduled, and I was asked three standard OOP questions using HackerRank. After that, the interviewer asked if I had any questions for him. Following my questions, he said, "Okay, let's move on to the next question of the technical portion." Then, he stated, "Okay, bye," and hung up the phone. I stood by the phone, stunned by what had just occurred. Thinking it was some kind of phone glitch, I checked the HackerRank session to chat with the interviewer. He proceeded to exit the session. These individuals were cutthroat and didn't even have the decency to end a call properly.

To me, the interview process was very unfair due to what I've described above, and I don't believe I had a fair shot at the job. I received an email later that day stating that "I'm not a good fit for the position." Companies need to realize that applicants are interviewing them as well. We aren't begging for a job; professionals applying for positions often have more experience than the interviewers. Companies should recognize this and treat people with respect.

I will not be applying to Bloomberg in the future, as I don't believe they are a good fit for me.