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Updated Jan 4, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Jan 4, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 1+ week)
Applied through the company website and received an email a month later asking for availability for phone interview. The phone interview was 30 minutes long and it involved basic behavioral and financial questions.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Dec 26, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Bangalore (India) (took 2 months)
The interview process was very well structured and organised. The focus is more on attitude, capability and interpersonal skills. They do not spend much time in asking technical questions unless the interviewee pushes the conversation in that direction.
Negotiation Details
Impossible, what they offer is final
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Oct 26, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took 3 weeks)
Took 3 weeks and 8 rounds of interview. First 7 rounds were really good.
In the 8th round a lady took my interview and asked me my name and about my previous work experience thats it, it was a mere 5 min interview and she asked me to leave for the day.
Next day i called up the HR to my surprise after clearing 7 rounds of interview they rejected me. The lady who interview me was not interested in conducting interview as it was on a friday.....
A little piece of Advice if the HR is viewing this....
Folks dont waste our time.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Oct 15, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Salt Lake City, UT (took a day)
There was a 3 person interview where you meet managers from different departments. The first two interviews went extremely well with a positive outcome. The problem was the third interview with a very mean and bitter women. The entire interview she would not look at me and instead focused on her team outside her office. I felt as if I was just a bother for her to be dealing with. There was a follow-up call, but I declined to proceed further.
Interview Questions
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Sep 17, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 2 weeks)
one interview on campus, and one super day interview.
Very basic for the fit questions (introduce yourself, why are you interested in the position you are applying, what kind of work do you expect, ...)
A lot of technical and mathematical questions: Probability, Options related questions (futures, forwards), basic programming questions
People are very encouraging and give hints along the way to solve problems
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted May 14, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 months)
- online application and results 2 months later. Traditional cv sections to fill out and additional open ended questions such as:
When did you last work in a group where you had to work hard to try and influence others? Describe the situation and the challenges you encountered.
Please describe the most recent crisis you’ve faced in an important project and how you overcame this.
Please describe a recent example of when you took the initiative to do something that needed to
be done, even though it wasn’t your area of responsibility.
- 1 day interview consisting of numerical and verbal reasoning tests and interviewed by two staff members; competency based and questions to do with my course.
The company was very responsive throughout the whole process. Good feedback given after assessment.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 16, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 1 week)
I received a phone call meant to determine my knowledge about the company. They asked me questions about the company, my previous knowledge, point of views, etc. I was later called in for a one on one interview. The lady was very nice. She asked me about my interests but warned that the interview was not the only factor to determine an offer. We talked about schooling, interactions with people in general and personality questions. She later asked a question about how I would escape from a blender if I was the size of a pencil, and the number of ping pong ball that would fit in her office. I was a bit dumbstruck but I answered to my best.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Jan 25, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
1)phone interview and then onsite interviews 3 with each team
interviews were mostly technical with basic HR like why this company and why financial sector etc.
People were friendly and knowledgeable
Interview Questions
2)virtual functions
3) multithreading, process, thread definitions
4) why GS? why financial sector
2)design ATM machine
3)call by value and call by reference
4)advantages java and c++
2)why GS what do u know about GS
3)explain stock bond, derivative
2)Print elements in level order
3)diff between set, list
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Nov 1, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT (took a day)
Interview focused on team work, leadership, and self initiative
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Oct 25, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)
It was on-campus interview. There were 2 interviewer, one was a vice president of this department and another one was a newly jointed. They basically went through my resume and asked the details of ur past project/internship experience.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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