I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (New York, NY)
Interview
I was contacted by internal recruiting for a job as a controller in three different divisions within GS.
There was a 15 minute phone interview before any actual interview scheduled. It was very enjoyable and the interviewer was very welcoming. This phone interview consists of behavioral questions. You should expect high level questions like why do you want to switch careers, and why the job posting interested you.
I had ~20 interviews in total for the three different divisions. In general, it's reasonable to expect at least 6-7 interviews per division. The interviewers range from associates to VPs and MDs. The questions they ask depend on the division you're interviewing for, the rank of the interviewer, and your job duties. Behavioral questions are expected and there are some technical questions. It wouldn't be unreasonable to expect a couple of brain teasers but this really depends on the position you're interviewing for. For controllers, you should expect to know how to DCF things, calculate P&L, basic valuation modelling, and everything you learned in your finance classes at school.
You're called for a second round of interviews if you're selected. The process is similar and there may be more technical questions.
I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Salt Lake City, UT)
Interview
Hirevue 1st round into 3 part zoom superday. Seems like this is standard at Goldman in slc for non engineering roles. HireVue is likely the more fine grained filter of the two
Initial HireVue which consisted of 3 questions then an initial interview via zoom with two people on the team. Understanding what you're understanding of the role is, where you see yourself in a few years, the basics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some current events or financial news that are of interest to you
I received a first-round Summer Analyst Controller hirvue interview from GS. 4 Behavioral Questions, no technical questions. I'm still waiting for the next steps. I heard there will be only two rounds-Hirvue and Superday.
Controller applicants have rated the interview process at Goldman Sachs with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Controller roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 49 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 Controller according to 49 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 4%
Background check: 3%
Other: 1%
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