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Updated May 19, 2022
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Anonymous Employee in Warsaw, Masovia
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Warsaw, Masovia) in May 2022
1. Two hackerrank questions (easy and medium but the medium one was actually easier than the easy one, at least for me) 2. Behavioral interview - pre recorded 3. Superday (two in-person behavioral/technical interviews)
- Experience, some technical stuff, my school

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Goldman Sachs
Put in application through school's career portal, got asked to do hire vue interview with a couple questions. Applied for commodities division on S&T des. Did not receive any feedback.
- Tell me about an interesting recent news

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Goldman Sachs
Not very good not personal, it was very robotic and a lot of it was online. Yes the job would pay well but I feel like other companies interview better
- Why do you want this job

Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (New York, NY) in Jan 2022
First round was very technical heavy. They asked a lot of questions about LBO's that I was not prepared for. Other than that, the behavioral questions were not too bad.
- what are the 3 financial statements?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs in Jan 2022
The first step of the interview process was conducted using HireVue. These questions were fairly straightforward and more about the applicant than the role which made the interview much more reasonable and manageable.
- What qualities do you need to succeed in (insert role applied for)?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Goldman Sachs
A very well designed process. Must study DSA in depth, also knowledge of DBMS, OS ,OOPS and some puzzles is must. DP and Graphs should be good. and basic working and how a structure is implemented in the backend should be known.
- DSA questions were asked in the technical round.

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Goldman Sachs
2 interview rounds- 1st was a general discussion and a behavioral interview, asked how you work in team, how are as a leader. 2nd round asked everything from resume with very much depth.
- Incident where you displayed team-work.

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs
Was a good experience overall. That was my first ever internship interview so I went in nervous but they interviewers made me feel comfortable. They were very helpful and welcoming
- Why should we hire you

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Dallas, TX
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Dallas, TX) in Nov 2021
There was a hirevue if your resume got chosen. About a month after, you were selected for a super day. Interviewed with about 4 people over zoom. After the super day, never heard anything back.
- Walk me through an accounting concept?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in London, England
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (London, England) in Oct 2021
it was quite average but i am an awkward person so that is just my opinion. my top tip is to fully understand the role you are applying for and be up to date with news etc
- Q: describe in your own words the role youre applying for
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