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Goldman Sachs · Investment banking analyst · Summer Analyst / Analyst

Superday fit interview

The fit seat inside a superday of two to five back-to-back interviews

What they actually ask

The question shapes this round uses. Larpy does not read these out. It builds each one from your own resume, because the generic version is the one you have already rehearsed.

  • “Walk me through your resume, and tell me what you actually did.”
  • “Why Goldman Sachs specifically, and not another bank?”
  • “Why this coverage group or product, and what do you know about the deals it has worked on?”
  • “Tell me about a time you handled pressure or competing deadlines.”
  • “Tell me about a time you worked with a difficult person.”
  • “What questions do you have for me?”

What this round is judged on

  • Motivation · a durable, specific 'why Goldman Sachs' and 'why this group'
  • Maturity · ownership and self-awareness in your stories
  • Culture fit · partnership and integrity, someone a senior banker would staff
  • Commercial awareness · genuine interest in the clients and the deals

Where this round sits

Goldman Sachs’s published process. Lime marks the stage this round runs.

  1. 01
    Application and resume screen
  2. 02
    First-round video interview (about 30 minutes)
  3. 03
    HackerRank assessment (engineering applicants)
  4. 04
    Superday: behavioral and fit interviewthis round
  5. 05
    Superday: technical interview
  6. 06
    Superday: live coding interview (engineering applicants)
  7. 07
    Decision and team match
What happens in each stage›
Application 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.
First-round video interview (about 30 minutes)
Goldman's own students page states it: if your application is selected you are asked to participate in a video interview that takes approximately 30 minutes. The firm's next step then refers to it as your HireVue interview, so this is a recorded, one-way round rather than a live conversation. Banking and engineering applicants both sit it.
HackerRank assessment (engineering applicants)
Goldman states that engineering applicants are also asked to take a HackerRank assessment. Timed and automated: coding problems plus multiple choice on CS fundamentals, math and probability. Investment banking analyst candidates do not sit this stage.
Superday: behavioral and fit interview
Goldman describes the superday as a series of final-round interviews, typically between two and five for campus hires depending on the division, where you meet a cross-section of people you could work with. This is the seat that reads motivation, teamwork and firm fit.
Superday: technical interview
The technical seat inside the same day. For engineering it is CS fundamentals with a Goldman-signature probability and estimation push. For investment banking analysts it is accounting, valuation and a DCF walk, spoken rather than modelled.
Superday: live coding interview (engineering applicants)
A shared-editor coding seat inside the engineering superday. Banking analyst candidates do not sit this stage.
Decision and team match
Divisional review and team matching, then the offer.

Sources

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.

  • companyGoldman Sachs Careersgoldmansachs.com

    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.

  • companyGoldman Sachs Careers, Studentsgoldmansachs.com

    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.

  • companyGoldman Sachs Careers, Students: how to apply and preparegoldmansachs.com

    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.

  • companyGoldman Sachs Careers, Investment Banking divisiongoldmansachs.com

    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.

  • dataLevels.fyi, Goldman Sachs Investment Bankerlevels.fyi

    Banking level ladder: Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Executive Director, Managing Director, with Analyst as the entry level. No interview-process content.

Sources last checked . Hiring loops change, so this date is the honest limit on everything above.

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