I've got a first round interview for GS Finance (Controllers). Anybody been through it? What should I expect? Is it all behavioral?
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I've had one interview way back when with a guy from GS finance. he didn't ask me anything technical. so, based on that, I'd expect a lot of fit/behavioral stuff. but who knows, really depends on who you get.
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