Hi guys,
I got invited for accelerated with GS for SA 2021. I was wondering if anyone else got that mail and/or if anyone’s been part of this process before. I couldn’t find a thread for 2021, so I decided to make this one.
Some background info: I participated in their diversity events and received the invitation at the end May 2020.
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Same here, I honestly didn’t know this was a thing bc I was told they never accelerate
got accelerated too, non-diversity but my school does have a GS recruiting team
Non diversity as well at a top target, couple of my other friends also got it. This is the first year to do this as far as I know.
Same here, I don't know what to expect. Do you know if we will be able to choose the division we want to interview for?
I don’t even know if it’s location specific - like if it’s just NY general interviews and we apply separately to other locations etc.
Is this the first year they’ve decided to accelerate diversity? maybe that’s why there’s no past posts for it
I'm a straight asian male that just got the email, I networked very hard at a target and was told this would happen. Apparently most of the process will be finishing through acceleration this year but some spots will be saved for regular applications.
anyone in NYU got the invitation?
yes
Is this just NY or SF too?
I asked the person who sent the email about location and she replied saying “updates are to come in a few weeks”
is this only for target schools?
nontarget nondiversity here but had connections to an MD and VP in a certain group, I also got it but very confused due to lack of details
Exact same here(nondiversity nontarget), I also got the email to an address I don't really use?
for those who got the invite, did you go to your school specific coffee chat this spring?
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Wdym by participated actively?
do you think today is the only time they invite people for the accelerated process? did they mention dates in the email? I have a really good connection with an analyst there whom I’ll be speaking with tomorrow and I was wondering if I network in the next two weeks, can I get invited too?
our email said it was due by May 31st, but who knows if they may do another round
What was due and how did you apply if apps aren’t even open yet?
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do they accelerate every position then?
Just got an invite today
is IB accelerated?
Anyone for Houston get this?
Can confirm.
Are they accelerating for FT as well?
probably not because they won't know about capacity until they extend interns offers
Weird a month ago they said they don't do accelerated processes. I wonder what changed.
COVID screwing everything over and other banks simultaneously recruiting if i had to guess
Specifically told to not share information about this process, extremely short application period to emphasize that it shouldn't be widely spread.
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It's a general app. You apply, hoping and praying for IBD, but you can just as easily be accepted into the accelerated human capital management process, or no accelerated process at all. Like any other process, it's 99% preparation and 110% luck.
It's not an open application for everyone, and it will almost certainly look bad on your end if you apply to this because they see who got invites and will know you didn't but that you applied anyways. Don't panic, I'm 99% positive that most of the invites went to their diversity candidates who went through their diversity program. They will have PLENTY of spots after the accelerated process because Goldman is FREAKING HUGE and they don't have enough candidates from the diversity programs that specifically want IBD that are qualified for IBD to fill every spot. Many of the candidates wanted other roles, like GSAM or engineering. Calm down guys, you'll still have the typical 2% chance of getting in like the rest of us, it's just a question of timing for the offer.
Anyone get something for SF? Went through virtual insight day for west coast but haven't received anything
I did & got an email Saturday
since you did the west coast insight day was your invite to apply specific to SF / LA or did it say NY?
Did everyone from the undergraduate camp automatically get invites?
No
Hey except for the one who got the invite because of md/vp connection, did anyone else from nontarget get the invite?
Context: nontarget here who attended a diversity event and insight day but didn’t hear anything
I think i fall under the non target category, and i ended up getting 1
Did you network intensely / attend any GS events (coffee chat, diversity, etc)?
Invites for IB Superday went out, friend got one. Not sure if there will only be one. Seems quite fast given they said the would reach out in the following weeks to ask for preferences.
Did they reach out to your friend first?
He got an email today around 3, superday next week. Not sure if thats the only superday they'll have for IBD, hopefully not. Anyone else hear back?
yea I got my superday invite and it’s this week. definitely not enough time to prepare in my opinion
Got a superday for MBD
IBD?
Are you target? Diversity?
Did anyone not get super day invite who was told to apply early?
I haven't received a Superday invite and I received the email to apply early. Do you think I am dinged or there will be more rounds? Perhaps after they send out the preference questions. Did you receive a Superday invite?
Yea I got super day for IBD next week
If I did not get a super day invite but was told to apply early, does that mean I am dinged?
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I know lol its weird, maybe they sent Superday invites to top candidates but then will follow up with the rest of the candidates that were selected to apply early, since they said they would reach out for divisional preferences.
Target here. My recruiter said that not everyone would get one, since its a general app. Just apply regularly on July 1st
Thanks for the info man
Yea to add on, HR told me in a follow up email "If selected for an accelerated interview", so that might indicate not everyone gets selected
Anyone hear anything from securities?
Got an invite today. Superday’s next week
How did it go?
Did anyone get superday for ny ibd
not me, got it for SF ibd. did anyone else? Wondering how many total accelerated superdays went out for SF office
Is it TMT or other group?
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Yes
What day is your ny superday next week?
Me
What day is your ny superday next week?
Is anyone that got an invite class of 2023?
wondering the same thing. I've been back and forth with multiple people from my school's recruiting team there over the past couple of weeks (semi-target) and they've been prepping me for the july 1 open
How technical do you guys think the superdays will be given that its so accelerated?
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My superday was exclusively fit; may very but I didn't get a single technical
mine was also 90% fit and a few very easy technicals then an industry discussion
Fit as in like your past internships and interest in banking? Or more like situational behaviorals?
Did anyone do their IBD accelerated superday yet or are everyone's next week?
Everyone's should be next week; there is only 1 accelerated superday.
Really? Where did you get that info?
was told the same
Can anyone confirm this? I heard from a VP that interviews happened yesterday
Does anyone know if San Fran or New York S&T superdays have been sent out. I got selected for one of those coffee chat things, it went really well and I haven't heard anything about a superday.
I dont think all of them were sent
My friend has a superday with s&t nyc next week
Do you know if there will be more superdays after this one?
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pretty much
Does anyone know anything about the virtual insight series? Is this just another diversity feeder program?
Yes have heard some people from there were able to get a HireVue and then super day. I am referring to last year, not sure if any were able to get accelerated super days this month
I just got invited for the summer virtual insight series, but I definitely don't remember applying for it. Did anyone else get it? I didn't see a virtual insight summer selection process on the GS events page when I was registering for other webinars. I'm just trying to understand if they sent me someone else's email lol. I don't want them to rescind the offer haha.
Is this different than the spring virtual insight series? confused
Different
I just got into the Summer Insight Series as well! Apparently over 5000 people applied. I wonder how many people they selected?
From my understanding this program does have some parts of networking so that might be a good opportunity.
They asked us to fill out a survey where they asked about our preferences and whether we are applying on 1st July and so on and so forth.
Got in to this as well, but not the accelerated process. Do you have any idea whether this is actually useful or not? I'm a non-diversity and non-target.
Yes same. Non-diversity and non-target, I am not in the acc. process either. But it should give some advantage atleast.
Yep. Just filled that form. Do you know what's the structure of the program? It runs till the end of July, so I think they'd have us sit in a lot of seminars/events. I'm not sure what to expect.
Where did you see the app for Summer insight series? I did the leadership camp and virtual insight series but not sure if this is a seperate program
I think it was on their website somewhere. It wasn’t on the Goldman events site.
Has any Canadian been added to the accelerated process?
wdym by Canadian? I’m not american and got an invite for acc. I don’t think GS looks at nationality when sending out invites
i go to ivey and did
What service line?
Another Canadian here - did you get an interview or invite to the summer insight series? If you got an interview congrats .. did you network a lot or participate in the online events?
I attended the Undergraduate camp & virtual insights this year, and had a very close connection with an associate as well. is it still necessary to network with VP/MD to get my resume pushed? or I'm fine by attending diversity + get pushed by an associate
Well did you get the invite to apply?
no not for accelerated. i’m from a non target so it would be more feasible to be in the regular pool
Anyone here have any insight on how many offers SF gave out yesterday/how many interviewed? I interviewed but didn't get it.
I got a call that was very confusing, how do people know if they got an offer or not after the superday?
What did they say? I'd say it's safe to assume that they didn't have enough space if they told you to apply later in the summer.
They told me that everyone loved talking to me but unfortunately it was an extremely competitive process with very few spots and that they encourage me to apply again on July 1st. Hence why I'm wondering how many spots they had and how many people they interviewed.
So the super day on Thursday was for SF or were there some people also inteviewing for NY?
Was the SF superday for only the TMT group?
No it was for all of SF. NY is this upcoming week I think
When is NY's accelerated IBD superday? Has anyone been getting invited since the first wave went out?
Mine was today
How did it go?
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Did anyone hear back from the SF super?
the one on thursday?
Yup
Is anyone doing the risk Superday? Have you received a confirmation email for the day/time?
I havent gotten anything yet, mostly just worried that the email will come the day of the interview but that’s probably unlikely
Have you gotten the email? I also haven't received the confirmation email
I got my confirmation email the day of the Superday
Damn lol thats crazy, for what division?
Is the "Accelerated" an US-only thing?
Does anyone know how long it takes to hear back after NY superdays?
not sure but people from my school told me last year they heard the next day...hopefully that'll be the case
Hopefully they're looking to give out a lot of offers considering we're the first set of interviews
Thanks for the info. Yeah, hopefully the headcounts are not too tight for this round yet.
Confirmed with HR. Most offers are given the next day.
any more interviews conducted or anyone heard back yet? Superdays are continuing till next week so it seems like theyve got a lot of people to go through
Super days for IBD? I think everyone interviewed today unless you were unable to. They said they were interviewing 50 today
Is this for New York? How many were chosen for San Fran?
does gs typically extend same-day offers for accelerated ib superdays? i heard that most banks called back the same day, but i did see that a lot of gs candidates received offers the day after. is there a reason for the delay?
I got mine the next day in the after noon
so the SF office explicitly said you had an offer? I thought the most they told people was that they had legal things to work through before extending any kind of offer in 2-3weeks
I got mine on a Monday after a Friday afternoon superday
Anyone else doing the Risk Superday? Have you received a confirmation email?
Did anyone hear yet from NYC IBD yesterday
no, not yet. i am panicking.
Same
Would they give someone an interview/Superday if they have an exploding offer? ... considering the fact that they've already opened the accelerated recruiting process.
Nope. This wasn't an "accelerated process", it was an "exploratory programs" process. They aren't bending on their rules.
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