Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst IBD - Interview Round 1
I just received an email that I will move on to round 1 of interviews, and I'm worried about technicals. I think a lot of people were when they were in my shoes. What does Goldman expect a college sophomore to know? We were all in high school a year ago!
I need help knowing what to technicals to contribute most of my efforts to and what the best guides are. Your help is appreciated !
Hirevue or super day?
Hirevue!
My plan was to apply to a bunch of banks/applications (reason is my GPA is 3.1, failed a class due to family emergency) and THEN start studying. I should've studied and applied at the same time, and i have until Jan. 17th to do my hirevue...
Also, this may be an ego thing, but with a GPA of 3.1, I figured they must've given everyone a first round, but i just received an email from JP morgan that they are not moving on with my application, so maybe GS is giving me a chance even though i have a 3.1.
Not sure u have a chance tbh, in IB job descriptions the typical requirement is greater than or equal to 3.5
Right, I'm going to hedge against my GPA and apply to smaller IB firms, less known, less prestigious ones. BUT, i did get GS to move forward with my application for round 1 hirevue, so i'll have to tackle whats in front of me and study technicals within the three days i have. But, any suggestions on what to focus on and what not to spend to much time with?
I have the Breaking into Wallstreet MI guide.
You can do it but you are gonna have to stay up late the next couple nights studying 👍
Thank you, i'm grinding now, I have a pretty basic/advanced (under the guide, so not advanced advanced) understanding of the three statements, btw, Stout and JP Morgan said they'll not move on with my app, but GS said i've moved on to round 1. Any idea why? I've done no networking, and my GPA is 3.1, and I applied to all apps like 4 days ago.
So far, I think it may have something to do with stricter GPA requirements at banks, or i missed the pipeline of rolling admissions, but IDK!
It's just a hirevue so it won't really be that technical. Probably just softball behaviorals and a couple light technicals. BIWS 400 question guide is more than enough.
Edit: probably focus on accounting/DCF. Less time on LBO/M&A
I also got the same email on the 14th from Americas Campus GBM but I am yet to receive the HireVue link, should I be worried?
I got my hirevue link within the same day, maybe you should reach out?
The GS Hirevue actually had no technicals for me. Despite being only behavioral it was the hardest HV I’ve done because of how rapid it went through six questions
I genuinely forgot the questions it’s been more than a week but make sure to have a story for every single possible behavioral question on lock
Focus on the core fundamentals especially accounting and valuation and try to understand the concepts, not just memorize the answers. Read BIWS or Street of Wall blogs for helpful tips. And then keep practicing A LOT until it becomes repetitive. Use products like IB Vine or the FinprepAI app. FinprepAI is good because even if you don't know the answer to a question, it will explain what you should do to improve. Goodluck!
Thank you, I've been told by many folks that the GPA requirement is pretty strict. Since I'm at a 3.1, I think GS hirevue was an automatic email. I'm still going to apply to other bulge brackets, but I'm going to focus on smaller regional banks. (I have 3.8 and 4.0 GPA on subsequent semesters at Princeton, I just had a family emergency Freshman year that resulted in an F in one of my classes.)
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