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>>> Bloomberg Institute

Bloomberg L. P. -> Bloomberg Institute -> The BAT

Bloomberg L. P. is a financial data analytics and media companypresent in over 194 countries that provides financial software tools,data services and news through the Bloomberg Professional Serviceto financial and business companies.

www.bloomberg.com

Bloomberg Institute is the educational division of Bloomberg L.P.With the same transparency for which Bloomberg L.P. is famous for,the Bloomberg Institute has launched the Bloomberg Aptitude Test

(BAT) in 2011, a standardized online test that connects universitystudents and graduates with Bloombergs network of top employersin the business world.

www.bloomberginstitute.com

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The BAT is a global, standardizedonline test designed to assessstudents abilities and a varietyof comprehensive skills relevantto opportunities within the

business world.>>2 hours>>100 multiple choice questions>>8 sections

Practical questions that ask

participants to make decisionsbased on real-world problemsand challenges they would faceon the job in the industry.

The Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT)

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>>> Main Benefits for Students

1) Self-Assessment: Toidentify their strengths and weaknesses against a global peer group, then work

to become a more competitive candidate for a career in finance or business.

To experience questions from an actual interview as test questions are guided by

financial recruiters and employers.

To learn about the type of challenges and problems they would face in differentroles within finance to see whether they would enjoy working in the industry

2) Recruitment:

Test takers can anonymously enter the BAT Talent Search, a database accessible to

over 20,000 companies (all Bloomberg Professional Service Clients)to contact

students for internships and entry-level opportunities based solely on the areas ofthe test that are relevant for their vacant role.

The Talent Search offers exposure to various international firms, top investment

banks, hedge funds, insurance firms, etc. that are looking to hire students with a

variety of different skills, majors and backgrounds.

International students can promote themselves locally and abroad.

http://www.bloomberg.com/professional/http://www.bloomberg.com/professional/

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BAT Talent Searchhttps://talentsearch.bloomberginstitute.com

20,000 of the worlds financial elite via the Bloomberg Terminal.

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Companies searching for students

will select only the subject areas

of the BAT that are relevant for

the specific role.

Students will be stack-ranked

based on their average scores from

those selected subject areas.

All profiles are anonymous and no

personal information will be

revealed until the student accepts

a connection from the employer.

BAT candidates:

Subject area average more

important than overall score

Selected subject

averageOverall scoreRank

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>>> BAT Success Stories

http://about.bloomberginstitute.com/videos/

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>>> Monthly Hall of Fame

The monthly Graduate Hall of Fame recognizes top performers by undergraduate graduation year

(2014,2015 and 2016) and lists candidates based on all time performance.

Top test takers by region are also recognized at the end of every month(Americas, Europe, Middle East &

Africa and Asia-Pacific)

If you are featured on the Hall of Fame, you can leverage this outstanding achievement on your CV &

LinkedIn profile!

http://about.bloomberginstitute.com/hall-of-fame/

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>>> Bloomberg Briefs

As an added benefit this fall, we are providing all BAT test-takers who complete the BAT acomplementary six month subscription to Bloomberg Briefs, Bloomberg's premium

newsletter offering (valued at $2,000!).

These newsletters pull together the unique reporting, insight and analysis of senior

editorial staff and dedicated economists from Bloomberg, the premier source of data and

analytics for the financial world.

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Time: 03122013, 1pm-3pm

Location: Room B1009b

>>> Upcoming BAT sessions