Goldman Sachs Interview Questions
& Process
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Goldman Sachs
Quantitative Analyst
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
The interview included a CoderPad round where I had to solve one LeetCode-style coding problem and do a debugging exercise. It was all about seeing if I could solve problems, write correct code, handle weird cases, and think clearly when things are moving fast. We talked about how efficient my code was and they threw some edge cases at me. For the debugging part, the goal was to find bugs fast and follow the code's path.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me the time and space complexity for the solution you came up with?
Goldman Sachs
Operations
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
the interviewers were really nice, they were my eventual teammates. The questions were not very technical. They really wanted to understand the candidate's personality and background. It's important to know some things about GS but overall, the most important thing is to ask them interesting questions, let them talk about themselves and their role so that they think they are making an impact and difference at GS, and that's it.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Goldman Sachs
Operations Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
The interview process wasn't too bad, pretty straightforward behavioral questions. Each interviewer had about 20 minutes. They usually start by introducing themselves and then asking you about yourself. They asked a few questions not directly related to the role, and then some about past experiences. Sometimes they'd ask follow-up questions related to the role to dig deeper into your experience.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you introduce yourself?
- What are your career aspirations in the next five years?
- What are your friends' opinions of you?
Goldman Sachs
Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The first round was an interview, which was pretty easy. It covered basic behavioral questions you'd expect and some straightforward technical questions. I think I didn't pass because I made a small error in the technical part, so definitely know the 400 guide really well.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you walk me through your resume?
- Tell me why you're interested in Investment Banking.
- Why are you interested in Goldman Sachs?
Goldman Sachs Interview Questions
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“If xᵀAx = xᵀBx for all vectors x in ℝⁿ, where A and B are n × n square matrices and x = (x₁, x₂, …, xₙ)ᵀ, what condition must hold for A to be equal to B?”
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