I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs in Dec 2024
Interview
The interview was very professional. There is a hirevue interview first which mostly comprises of behavioural questions with one or two questions on the role you are applying for. Once you clear the hirevue interview, you are invited to a superday interview which in my case was 2 interviews of 30 mins each.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a technical skillset you have in layman terms.
HireVue records four questions on the behavioral interview and one department-specific question. The questions were long and complex. I had 1 minute to prepare and 1 time to record only
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
“The process included a recorded video interview followed by a live panel interview. Several team members asked a mix of technical and behavioral questions focused on risk concepts, past experiences, and problem-solving. The interviews aimed to assess analytical thinking, understanding of risk, and ability to communicate clearly under time pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you identify and assess the key risks in a new project or investment ?
I applied online. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
For the first round, I took a six question HireVue test. Most of the questions were pretty standard behavioral questions, with the last being risk specific. Overall, the test took me about 30 minutes to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a recent event that impacted financial markets and how you would analyze this event from a risk perspective.
Risk Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Goldman Sachs with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Risk Summer Analyst roles take an average of 54 days to get hired, when considering 16 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 Risk Summer Analyst according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 24%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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