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Goldman Sachs
Two separate loops behind one name. Both open with the 30-minute recorded video interview Goldman publishes, then split: engineering applicants get a HackerRank assessment and a coding superday, banking analysts get accounting, valuation and a fit seat with senior bankers. The superday itself is two to five interviews, depending on the division.
The Goldman Sachs process
5 of 7 stages you can practise here
- 01Application and resume screen
Online through the Goldman Sachs careers portal. Applications are evaluated throughout the recruiting season, so candidates hear back on different roles at different times, and campus pipelines open very early, often around a year ahead of the start date.
- 02
Goldman's published first step: a video interview of about 30 minutes, recorded rather than live
motivationcommunicationbackground fit - 03
The assessment Goldman says engineering applicants take: coding plus multiple choice on CS, math and probability
correctnessfundamentalscomplexity - 04
The fit seat inside a superday of two to five back-to-back interviews
partnershipintegrityexcellence - 05
Rapid-fire verbal technical seat, often folded into or alongside the coding interview
cs fundamentalsprobability/mathreasoning - 06
~30-45 min live on a shared editor
problem-solvingcorrectnesscomplexity - 07Decision and team match
Divisional review and team matching, then the offer.
Common questions
- What is the first step in the Goldman Sachs interview process?
- Per Goldman Sachs' own students pages: 'If you're selected to interview, your first step is a 30-minute video meeting.' The firm then refers to it as your HireVue interview, so it is a recorded, one-way round rather than a live call. Banking and engineering applicants both sit it.
- Is there a coding round in the Goldman Sachs investment banking interview?
- No. Goldman states that the HackerRank assessment attached to the first-round video interview is for engineering applicants. An investment banking analyst loop is entirely spoken: the recorded video interview, then a superday with a fit seat and a technical seat covering accounting, valuation and a DCF walk.
- How many interviews are in a Goldman Sachs superday?
- Goldman says it typically conducts between two and five interviews for campus hires at the superday, depending on the division, and that you can expect to meet a cross-section of people you could work with. It follows the first-round video interview.
- What values does Goldman Sachs hire for?
- Goldman Sachs lists its shared values as partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence. Its careers page describes the firm as being 'for those who insist on excellence, strive for performance, and thrive on opportunities to learn from the best,' and emphasizes an apprenticeship culture of continuous learning.
- What levels does Goldman Sachs use for analysts?
- Per levels.fyi, both tracks start at Analyst. Engineering titles progress Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Managing Director; investment banking runs Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Executive Director, Managing Director. Undergraduate hires enter as Summer Analyst or New Analyst.
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Built from what Goldman Sachs publishes about its own process and from real interview data. No leaked question lists. The questions you get are generated against your own resume, so they are not from anyone else's interview.
Stated values: partnership, client service, integrity, excellence; culture phrasing ('for those who insist on excellence, strive for performance, and thrive on opportunities to learn from the best') and the apprenticeship framing. Bot-blocked (403) to an identified crawler; a human can read it.
Official first-step phrasing: 'If you're selected to interview, your first step is a 30-minute video meeting.' Also the internship scale (2,500+ interns, 500+ schools represented). Bot-blocked (403) to an identified crawler.
The published six-step process. Step 5, First Interview: 'you will be asked to participate in a video interview, which will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Engineering applicants will be asked to take a HackerRank assessment.' Step 6, Superday: 'If selected following your HireVue interview, you'll be invited to a series of final round interviews. Typically, we conduct between two and five interviews for campus hires, depending on the division.' Bot-blocked (403) to an identified crawler.
Engineering level ladder: Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Managing Director. No interview-process content.
How the division is organised (Classic Investment Banking by industry group, the Mergers & Acquisitions Group, the Financing Group) and the published 'Who We Look For': comfortable working with numbers, an analytical thinker, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and able to thrive where multitasking and time management are essential. Bot-blocked (403) to an identified crawler.
Banking level ladder: Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Executive Director, Managing Director, with Analyst as the entry level. No interview-process content.
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