Goldman Sachs - Interview with the firm for a summer internship

Flake:

Very tough internship to get indeed. You must be attending HYPS?

Flake:

Very tough internship to get indeed. You must be attending HYPS?

this had me laughing.

superU, don't mind flake. for GS interviews of any kind just know that if they don't want you there's nothing you can do. i don't know about operations but GS already knows what they want and if you are not that person there's no advice or tip that can change that.

Call Goldman Sachs and ask for the Head of HR.

rmf312, do you have an interview coming up with GS too? How does your on-line application status say?

Best,

SoulSearching

You've already been dinged. They probably just forgot to call and cancel the interview. I'm sorry.

^^ what do you mean "They probably just forgot to call and cancel the interview"

They would not schedule an interview if you have already been removed from the process. I wouldnt go with what sweetsweetyayo says, the only thing you can do is call and confirm.

how can you get dinged after you get the interview and before you even do it?

sent you a pm.

Who sent you the e-mail? Career services or GS? (Assuming that they are interviewing on your campus) I'd call career services to confirm that you are on the interviewee list before talking to anyone at GS (who can potentially affect the decision to interview you or not).

I agree with the above posters. I doubt you got dinged.

I got the "let's schedule for our interview" from the head of GS' HCM.

One of my friends who is close to that person sent her an email about it (not mentioning my name or anything).

Best,

SoulSearching

Bump, anyone else?

Best,

SoulSearching

Seems odd, especially if they sent you an email. I sent my application after I setup my first round interview, so may be a glitch.

waltersobchek,

I am talking about the application on GS career site. Yea...it's odd. I will just call them tomorrow.

Thank you guys

Best,

SoulSearching

Pull a JFK and only respond to the message you wish to respond to.

The HCM lady returned my voice mail today. I have the interview. The website had an error.

Thanks guys

Best,

SoulSearching

Good luck....I just got back from mine....

Those guys do not show any emotion ahaha

I chose IBD and GIR on my online app and my email says "firmwide"...

How often does GS place IBD-hopefuls into depts like Operations?

From what I understand, firmwide interviews aren't uncommon. If you applied to IBD and GIR, and you received an interview...I would assume you have higher chances to get placed into the above two divisions among others.

I applied to IMD and GIR. Somehow, I got an email specifically stating that I have an interview for IMD (NY office).

Best,

SoulSearching

yeah, i just changed my phone interview into an in-person interview since me and the interviewer are both in taiwan... i think i made the right move.

the lady's from GIR. is it going to be strictly firm-wide?

What's your class standing? sophomore? junior? senior?

I would expect to receive many personality/fit questions for the first round. (if you don't believe me, go to GS website and it explains everything)

So expect personality questions rather than questions related to specific divisions (though it's good to know why you want to work for your applied positions and why GS and stuff).

It's also a good idea to know what's going on in the market and the industry you are interested in. But I would expect the majority of em to be personality/fit.

Best,

SoulSearching

Sorry to be a tad off-topic, I didn't want to start a new topic as my question relates to GS IMD. Is it safe to assume that they've sent out all of the interview offers for non-targets? I'm unfamiliar with interview timelines in the U.S., so any guidance would be much appreciated.

soulsearching, i am a 4th year student but since im in a 5yr accounting program so im just starting my search for a SA position.

I believe you regarding the first round being mainly fit/behavioral questions. it is really hard to be fully prepared so u just gotta know what u have done before going in... thats my strategy.

of course, tell goldman that im as obsessed about teamwork as they are.

b4nk1n6,

I didn't know they differentiate target & non-target. I got my "here is the interview" email last week. I am scheduling for the exact time slot 10th for the interview on 15th.

Best,

SoulSearching

Hey - did your school have an early deadline or did you go about applying via different means? our process for goldman has not started yet as we drop resumes in abt a week and have first rounds 10 days following that. just curious..

I go to a non-target, but had my resume passed by a pretty senior guy. I think the target schools have it pretty structured, while non targets just kinda get in when they can hah.

Definately go in and do it in person. much more aggressive.

Waltersobcheck - You made the right call in offering to interview in person. Was in a similar situation interning at a Big 4 in NYC a few years back, so I offered to go in person for all of my first IBD rounds. Not too many took me up on it, but the ones who did were very impressed. Much easier to make a good impression in person, and you'll already have a leg up WRT to knowing faces and having people go to bat for you in the second rounds. Congrats and best of luck.

Thanks for the responses, and yea I was hoping that I could make a more personable impression, rather than just talking on the phone.

Will let you know how it goes.....

oh back to the original question, can anyone give me a feel for what to expect?

I would suspect mostly fit for first round, but I have really no idea.

Mostly fit, but in my experience, it's up to you to make the sell as to why you should go on to the second-round.

I was at a superday (combined first and final round) for study abroad candidates. They said of 400 applications, they invited about 100 to interview, of which maybe 35 tops made it past the first round.

I interviewed as a non-target for Goldman SA program last winter, i think it was this early, about the second week of January. The day was called "Non-Target Consortium". I had a 30 minute interview with 1 HR person. They did not interview me for just one division, it was a firm-wide interview to see if I fit anywhere within the firm

I also opted to do it in person instead of on the phone.

My interview was almost all "fit". they did ask if i followed the market and what were some of my favorite stocks

It was my very first "real" interview because it was so early in January. Looking back, this interview was a lot less "smooth" than others

Definitely do it in person. I cannot emphasize this more as a non-target who had to conduct many BB first round interviews over the phone. It's much harder to make that great impression over the phone which would inevitably land you a superday invitation.

I am not exactly from a non-target school. I am a sophomore, and I go to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I have an interview coming up with GS as well. I would be delighted to hear interview tips with GS from you guys.

Best,

thanks for the advice

and seems like doing it in person was a good choice, i'm interviewing with an associate and HR now.

will let you guys know how it goes....

I had friends who interviewed with GS Ops, they told me it was mostly behavioral. Maybe a brainteaser or two. Good luck.

I am invited to their first roudnd interview (Finance).. but still waiting for details as I a studying abroad...

so .. let me know what kind of questions you get throw at..

Ling~

thanks a lot, guys. and sure, ling, i'll let you know how it goes.

if you don't know an answer, is it best to say that you don't know, or is it better to make an attempt at answering the question?

and does anyone know if there is the "pitch me a stock" question for an ops interview? because honestly, i don't know what i'll say for this...

mikebrady:

^^disagree..people want to work at GS to compensate for a small one

Zing.