I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (New York, NY) in Feb 2011
Interview
This was for their private wealth management division:
Did two phone interviews on two separate occasions with more recent hires (both at associate level) with similar formats, but clearly different styles based on the personality of the interviewer.
First interviewer - Around 50% background questions and 50% brainteaser types. Did reasonably well, but got hung up on the last brainteaser that I had to be guided through. Generally friendly and answered lots of my questions about the position/department. Good enough to get me to the second round...
Second interviewer - Starts by asking about some points about my educational background and asks for elaboration. I've been asked about it in many past interviews, so talked through it quite smoothly, but he clearly didn't understand the subject at all (Monte Carlo acceleration techniques). He promptly switches the topic and start throwing math brainteasers at me one after another until I start tripping up a bit and he says "come on, time's ticking", instead of offering any hints to move the process along. Afterwards, he just says the "we'll be in touch" and hangs up. One of the rudest interviewers I've ever spoken with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given N noodles in a bowl and randomly attaching ends. What is the expected number of loops you will have in the end?
it was great and quite competitive and consisted of multiple stages including an initial recruiter phone screening, a rigorous technical coding assessment testing data structures, followed by several consecutive deep-dive behavioral interviews with senior leadership.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs
Interview
The process involved over 10 rounds of interviews over several days with people of different levels. After first round of several interviews within the same day, have to wait before notification about the next round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why choose Goldman Sachs private wealth over the other banks
3 rounds, all virtual. Two people per call for the first two rounds and one person (Hiring Manager) for the final round. Did not know it was the final round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about the process and procedures of your current work