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Goldman Sachs Interview

  • 03-11-2007 10:04am
    #1
    mcic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a first round interview coming up for Goldman Sachs in London next week - it's for an analyst position in the operations department on their graduate scheme.

    Has anybody else had an interview with GS for operations recently, or for any other division? All I know is that it lasts three hours and that there is a "Problem Solving Exercise".

    I'm assuming the interviews will be mainly competency based, but I have a maths and economics background, so I'm worried they might ask questions related to these - which I'm very likely not to be able to answer!

    Anyway, I'd love to hear peoples past experiences and any help or advice is greatly appreciated!


Comments

  • #2
    csm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭csm


    why wouldn't you be able to answer questions on your background? surely that's a pretty important part of any interview? have you asked Goldman Sachs about what you can expect?


  • #3
    mcic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭mcic


    I was more referring to the more technical kind of questions that they could ask on specific areas, like the Black Scholes model or some kind of programming questions. I have done these kind of things as part of my course, but the likelihood of me being able to answer questions on them isn't great, since I haven't used them in months/years. If they were to ask more general questions then I'd be fine, but I'm trying to find out if they've asked other people very specific questions or kept it to general competencies.

    I have asked GS directly, but all they said is that it'd be "mostly competency based with some problem solving exerecises". The problem solving part is making me wonder what kind of problems they'll be asking (and that's mainly what my original post was referring to), ie if they give SHL type numerical tests/brain teasers or asking about things like pricing options, etc.


  • #4
    csm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭csm


    i see.

    well, sorry but i can't help you. i'd only be speculating. good luck with it anyway.


  • #5
    useless
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭useless


    if it's Operations, they won't ask you anything tough like Black-Scholes or anything of the sort.
    They'll want to see that you're numerate (ie you have basic arithmetic)competent and that you *understand* what Operations is in a banking context, and that you're not some dreamer who wants to get involved in sales/trading or investment banking but has applied to Ops because you think it's easier to get into and you can switch across to a front-office division after you're hired...


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