I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Salt Lake City, UT) in Mar 2012
Interview
I applied for an operations analyst position in November and receive a call from an HR Recruiter about a week later and did a phone interview. I was informed that there may not be a current opening, but that they would keep me on file. I was contacted again in February 2012 and did another phone with the same individual. Both phone interviews were fairly easy, questions like, "Why GS?" and "Tell me about your current role at X company."
About a week later I was invited for a set of 1st round interviews in the Salt Lake Office. I participated in four interviews, each 30 minutes. Two of them were 2:1 and the other two were 1:1. Mostly behavioral, work history, and process improvement questions. I was then invited back the following week for another round of interviews. Again is was four 30 minute interviews, but this time all the interviews were 2:1. Similar questions as the previous round were asked, although I was asked a few unexpected ethical questions.
After the second round of interviews I was called back for one more series of interviews with three senior VPs. These were actually the most pleasant interviews of all the ones that I had participated in. Again similar questions to the previous interviews. I received a call back about three days later to schedule an HR interview where salary expectations, benefits, etc. were discussed. I received a call about one week later from the same HR person who interviewed me with an offer.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
If you were asked by a client to make a deal that you knew would be bad for them, even if it would make money for GS, what would you do? What if they were persistent and would not take your recommendations on not moving forward with the deal?
I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Salt Lake City, UT)
Interview
My Superday consisted of three back‑to‑back 20‑minute Zoom interviews. Each interviewer was warm, direct, and focused on understanding how I think, communicate, and approach operational problems. The process was well‑organized, with clear instructions and smooth transitions between meetings. Questions centered on teamwork, ownership, process improvement, and how my past experiences prepared me for Operations. Overall, it felt structured, conversational, and professionally run.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you approach solving operational problems when information is incomplete or changing?
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (London, England)
Interview
Had inital phone call with hiring manager and was then invited in to the office for a 3 round interview. Interview with hiring manager and team member with normal competency based questions, second round with senior manager which was general conversation and talking about past experience and last interview with 4 analysts from different team talking about career. Hiring manager never came back to me with a response at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to prioritise different tasks in a high pressured environment and how you went about doing so.
I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Salt Lake City, UT)
Interview
4 30 minute interviews back to back, never asked me if the times they selected for me were ok, just had to accept that it would be in the middle of the day.
Asked me basic questions like how do I handle difficult situations and what kind of worker I am. Super easy tbh. It’s completely a personality interview, not any questions about experience in specific concepts, for example ability to use excel.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you found an error on a report and what did you do?
Operations Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Goldman Sachs with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Operations Analyst roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 379 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Goldman Sachs overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Goldman Sachs as a Operations Analyst according to 379 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 21%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 9%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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