Perhaps signaling that a glowing transcript and fancy degree aren't always enough to win a job at leading financial firms, tens of thousands of students are taking the standardized Bloomberg Assessment Test, or BAT, and sharing their results with mammoth corporations. Michael London, CEO of Bloomberg Institute, which administers the BAT, said the test allows firms to broaden their recruitment pools and reach talented students they might otherwise overlook. It can also serve as a sort of tiebreaker. "Let's face it," London said, "there could be two people who majored in math at MIT who bot...
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