Goldman SA IBD Recruiting

Hey guys,

Im currently networking/preparing for applications to open up this summer, mainly waiting on Goldman's on July 15th. The application is open until November 10th or somthing. My gpa is currently levfin team at a pension fund. Im going into my third year at a top 3 Canadian undergraduate business program. I was wondering if I should wait to apply until I complete my courses and have some more stuff to put on my resume from my interenship. HCM said they review and interview on a rolling basis usually within 2 weeks of applying. Does it get way more competative the longer the application is out? And is waiting to get my gpa from a 3.42 to a 3.5 even worth it, will it make a material difference?

Also, if anyone could shed some light on recruiting in New York at a BB IBD for SA as a Canadian, that would be appreciated.

Thanks for your input.

 
Best Response

If you're interested in LevFin you should explore options at BAML and JPM. GS is more known for advisory. BAML and JPM have massive balance sheets and have very impressive LevFin deal flow.

The GS brand name is (typically, in my understanding) powerful for their (classic) IB team. If you have a shot with GS TMT or M&A then by all means go for it. Otherwise if you truly like LevFin go for JPM or BAML.

To answer your original question, I don't know much about Canadian schools but a 3.5 is typically the "cutoff" for "non-target". Again I don't know much about Canadian schools but I haven't heard of any being far superior than a Harvard , Princeton, or Yale - but I also live in US and work at a BB. My point being in saying that, is at some of those "target" schools kids slide by with lower GPAs.

I wasn't target and got through with a little lower.

What I would say though is (if your GPA isn't great): 1. CRUSH technicals - you have no margin of error 2. Get involved in extra circulars ASAP 3. Make sure your experiences are relevant (sounds a little late for you on that front ((not to be a dick- idk maybe you have sick internships, but if you're recruiting for SA you can't exactly get many new experiences)) hopefully this helps other monkeys)

Hope that helps!

 

If you enrolled in something like a one-year master's program straight out of school, would you be eligible for analyst internships the summer after you graduate with a Bachelor's but before you start the grad degree?

 

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