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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Feb 10, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in New York, NY (took a day)
Really nice. Mostly behavioral, some market questions and current events.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Jan 11, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Boston, MA (took a day)
This was the first round of the Summer Analyst interview process. The interviewers were friendly, and asked questions for which I was prepared and were personality based. They dealt with various other practical experiences I had had and with my previous internship in Citibank. There were also questions which dealt with situations in which I had worked in a team and had been faced with a problem and how we over came that. I left the interview satisfied but only heard back from them a week later after which they called me for a second round interview in NY which is still to take place.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Oct 25, 2010
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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 Mar 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 2+ weeks)
the interview was very informal. had 2-3 behavioral questions. Mostly asked about my past work experience
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Oct 22, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Jersey City, NJ (took a day)
I went there around 8:30 and started the interviews 9:00am.
Basically, there were 2:1 interviews. The technical questions were not very difficult. If you have a good preparation, GS would give you a good opportunity.
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I Applied Online.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Oct 2, 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 Jan 2010 in Jersey City, NJ (took a day)
Interviewed by 6 different people within the controllers division all from different teams. Interviewed mostly by VPs and some associates. Mostly a personality test. Was asked to go into depth about my background, relating past experiences with my strongest qualities. A large portion of the interview was a Q&A to teach me about the different teams the interviewer was in to see if the team was in-line with my interests.
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Did not negotiate any terms. Was given two weeks to decide. Accepted right away.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Personality Test and a 1:1 Interview.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Sep 22, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2008 (took a day)
I interviewed for a summer analyst position early on in the process since I was going abroad, so things were pretty fast paced. I was brought into the office with about 80 others looking for a position at the time. We all had a group interview in the morning, and followed that with lunch with the other people who interviewed. We were brought back together as a group, and they thanked us all for being there, and then put up a list of numbers which they were bringing back to interview for a second round (about 10-15).
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Sep 1, 2010
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took a day)
3 interview meeting of 2 vs 1 interviews, all asking different types of questions to gauage different levels of skills, motivation etc.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Jul 27, 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 Feb 2008 (took 2 days)
Interviews were two rounds. First round was held on campus second round held at GS offices in New York. I had met one of my interviewers previously. First round questions were more behavioral - trying to figure out whether I was a fit. It's paramount that you do your homework to understand what GS does, know what you want to do and be able to demonstrate how your past experiences relate to that job. Be able to do this passionately and confidently, and 90% of your work is done. Be careful of questions about your "weaknesses" - don't want to give deal breakers like "i procrastinate a lot" or "i'm disorganized." Be diplomatic about your weaknesses and sell your skills and passion so hard that they would be idiots not to want to hire you. If interviewing for an intern position, you want to prove to them that (1) you want to learn (2) you are a hard worker (3) you are passionate about the industry (4) you what goldman sachs does (5) you have some sort of idea what you want out of the whole experience.
Second round was a 4 1:1 interviews back to back. Mostly behavioral questions, some technical questions, particularly about accounting, investments and the economy. This is like a marathon, you can't look tired and drained in interview 4 just because interviewer 2 and 3 grilled you. Always have your game face on. And it helps if you follow up after the interview. Candidates who were borderline can cross over the line at that stage. Again, the key is knowing your stuff and being able to sell yourself so hard that GS would be crazy not to hire you.
Once you get the job, don't forget to do the work!
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Jul 14, 2010
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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 Apr 2010 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 3 months)
I applied for the Summer internship analyst position. First, I was given a test on financial concepts. Two weeks later, I was interviewed on the phone. The questions were very general and consisted of me describing my past experiences. Two months after that, I was interviewed one on one about technical/mathematical concepts. For instance, one of the questions was: What is 97^2 ?
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
Posted Apr 7, 2010
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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 Feb 2010 in New York, NY (took 4 weeks)
Applied on-line through college's career service. Contact a few weeks later about a first round on-campus interview for 2 different divisions. Received a call within 2 days saying I had been offered a second round interview at their NYC headquarters. Once there, they had us interview with 4 different interviewers back-to-back from different divisions.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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