How to Ace the Goldman Sachs Interview
Make sure to take notes...
[redacted by mod]
Trending Content - Investment Banking Forum
Career Resources
Omg what a robot...
This is awful. Take a look at an interview from someone who's genuine and not just spouting out BS like this guy. [redacted by mod]
Why do people feel bad? This video was posted almost 5 years ago which means he's the CEO now.
Why on earth would you post this on Youtube
I have never felt a stronger cringe. I hope that I'll never have to interview kids
Would you go into a M&A client pitch and lead with the message "I want to advise you on this deal because I can make a lot of fees out of you?"
Probably not, although that's undoubtedly a big motivation.
So why would you tell GS that you want to work for them so you can make a load of money?
The kid's lack of empathy/ability to understand demonstrated in this video is why you would not want to put him in front of a client.
Him putting this video on youtube - that takes it to another level.
After some googling I found this guy's linkedin but I'm not going to share it here since I think he is getting enough crap on him at this thread already...
To be fair, some parts of his interview are quite good and he seems like a well informed candidate. It's just the genericness that makes everything sound so pre-rehearsed and impersonal. I reckon he didn't make it past that round...
EDIT: Also he's following Apollo, TPG and Berkshire on linkedin. He's gonna use Goldman for getting to the buy-side. Gonna use some exit opzzz. What a badass!!!
Well the guy said his actual name on youtube, which is viewed by billions of viewers per week. Who the hell says they want 8 figure paydays during an interview?
[redacted by mod]
Well at least many people in his target industry are viewing his profile right now... He must be getting a substantial uptick in views...
For all of the wrong reasons
This reminded me of a story a BB MD told me about recruiting. He does both recruiting for a couple of target undergraduate schools as well as MBA programs. While talking about recruiting he said, "You know, recruiting undergraduates is way better. The MBA applicants are pretty polished and generally have acceptable answers to most questions. The undergraduates, you never know what the fuck is going to come out of their mouth, it makes it way more entertaining. I asked a kid at [mid tier Ivy League School] what amortization was and he tried to explain it using the deteriorating mental health of his grand father with alzheimers and how much his leadership would be worth while leading a company."
I really really really REALLY fuckin hate this new trend of video interviews. 90% of the time I interview it becomes very conversational, I am generally an articulate and likable guy and it comes off when I speak with people. This video interview shit, however, removes that entire dynamic from the equation. I. HATE. IT.
His tie knot offends me.