just finished the Bloomberg loop and got an offer last week. realized there's not a lot of specific timeline info out there so here's mine to the day.
my timeline: Applied online: March 3 Recruiter reached out: March 10 (7 days) Initial phone screen with recruiter: March 14 Hiring manager interview scheduled for: March 25 (waited ~10 days) HM interview: March 25 Told they wanted to move forward: March 28 Panel interviews (2 back to back, same day): April 8 (11 days later) Debrief call from recruiter: April 15 Verbal offer: April 16 Written offer letter: April 21
Total: about 7 weeks from first recruiter contact to written offer. That felt long but apparently is normal at Bloomberg. The recruiter told me upfront to expect 6-8 weeks.
A few things I noticed: communication between rounds was decent but not great. I had to follow up once after the panel to get any update. The recruiter was responsive when I reached out directly, just not proactively. Standard big company behavior honestly.
The offer itself had a 5-business-day deadline, which I asked to extend by 3 days and they said yes without any issue.
One thing I wasn't sure about going in: does Bloomberg do background checks before or after you sign? For me it was after I signed the offer letter but before start date. They use HireRight. Nothing complicated, just took about a week.
If you're mid-loop and feeling anxious about silence, it's probably just how they operate. Doesn't necessarily mean anything bad.