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Updated May 27, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 15, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 1+ week)
First round interview was conducted on-campus at my university. Second round was a "superday" in Salt Lake City and consisted of one round of 2:1 interviews and then a subsequent round of 2:1 phone interviews. Each of the interviewees was told that notification of next steps would be given within 3 days. An additional phone interview occurred within 3 days and notification of a final occurred within 10 days of the superday.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Operations at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 11, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Tokyo (Japan) (took 4+ weeks)
Did a lot of research on what people in the group I applied do exactly. Have been asked a lot of technical question regarding the job even though i was coming from different background. Also some questions regarding to news e.g. Lehman crisis
Reason for Declining
I realised this is not what I want to do.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Risk at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 14, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
Interviewer asked a number of fit questions, including strengths and weaknesses, what you do when presented with a difficult situation, asked about how to hedge currency exposure, how to analyze a firm's different risk exposures.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 11, 2012
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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 2012 (took a day)
Basics of finance asked with an emphasis on derivatives and fixed income concepts.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 10, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Beijing, Beijing (China) (took 3 months)
Why GS?
Why IBD? tell us about what you know. and give us a example how was the current market and how do you think in 2012?
what are your carear plan?
walk me through your resume
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Technology Intern at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 9, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 2 days)
The first round of interviews consisted of two half hour interviews with two different people. The interview questions were simple and felt very conversational. Emphasis on Behavioral questions over technology questions. The second round of interviews was exactly the same except that the interviews were held at the office in Salt Lake City. This time around there were 3 half hour interviews with 3 different people. A few more logic questions in the second round of the interview. I was contacted several days later and offered a position. The interview process overall was not as grueling as it was rumored to be.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Technical Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 7, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
It was a two-to-one interview. It is in normal procedure. Firstly the recruiter was asking about your resume, and then they came up with one coding problem and one brain teaser. The questions were not hard, but they expect the problem solving skills from you.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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GSAM Summer Analyst In Salt Lake City at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 7, 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 Mar 2012 in Phoenix, AZ (took a day)
Applied through college career center website, got invited to first interview on campus. The interview lasted 30 minutes and consisted of basic questions about me and my resume. The interviewer was very friendly and actually wanted to get to know me.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Operations Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 5, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 2 weeks)
2:1 Interview with 2 VP's for 30 minutes each round. The first round is more focused on personality, leadership, and communication skills. The second is more technical asking questions that show logical reasoning. No case questions, but they ask for examples of times you thought through a process.
Everyone was super nice! Go to the networking night to talk to the interviewers before hand, this gives you an idea of what they are looking for.
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Negotiation Details
None
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Mar 4, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 (took 3 weeks)
Research, research, research! That is the biggest advice I would give to somebody considering an internship with Goldman. Talk to people who work, or have interned, with the company prior to the interview. Ask them what they like or don't like about their job, how they think Goldman differs from other firms and find out what qualities they found most useful during their time with the company. If Goldman comes on your campus to recruit, this a superb time to get those questions answered and make an impression.
When you go in for an interview the first question is usually, "Why Goldman?" They expect that you will have thought about that question in great detail and be able to explain to them what brought you to their office. It is essential that you are convincing with your response. Trust me, the entire interview depends on your answer. If you blow it, not matter how good the rest of your interview is, you won't receive an offer. Also, be able to tell them about the division in which you are applying. Do your homework and know what you are getting yourself into. If you are confused with terminology or the specifics, ask. This is also an essential question not to screw up on.
I had 2 back-to-back, thirty minute interviews (1:1, 2:1). I met with people from PWM, Derivatives and GSB. Questions are generally a mixture of fit, personality, skill and resume-based. Have multiple examples of leadership, initiative, team-work, times when you demonstrated high ethical standards, problem-solving, and a creative thought-process.
Be yourself and remain calm. At some point in the interview they will begin critiquing something on your resume or something you said. Tell the truth! If you exaggerated something and can't back it up, they will know right away. Also, don't take the critique as a bad thing - it means they want to see you can think and remain composed under pressure.
I have heard, depending on the division, you can have multiple interviews and call backs. Personally, I received a response after one and can't offer advice for second round, etc.
Good luck!
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Negotiation Details
It is Goldman Sachs, there is next to no negotiation. Don't take that as a bad thing, though, they are incredibly competitive with compensation and benefits. When the offer is made, you are given your pro-rated salary amount as well as overtime information.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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