Is it hard to get hired as a Operation Associate at Goldman Sachs?

Operation Associate 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Operation Associate at Goldman Sachs?

Candidates applying for Operation Associate roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Goldman Sachs overall takes an average of 33 days.

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Goldman Sachs Operation Associate interview questions

based on 44 ratings - Updated Jul 19, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

46%
Applied online
Applied online
22%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
19%
Recruiter
Recruiter
5%
Other
Other
5%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
3%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency

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44 interviews

Operations Associate Interview

Jul 19, 2026

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Salt Lake City, UT) in Jul 2026

Interview

Applied. Networked. Got a call to a Super Day Interview. ..More of a Behavioral/ Fit-Check interview. 7 people/ 2.5 hours. Pleasurable experience overall. I think the team who interviewed me were pretty interesting. Offering the experiences That would make living and working in Utah pleasurable.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Scenario based. Describe a time when you……?

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Operations Associate Interview

Nov 19, 2025

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Salt Lake Valley) in May 2021

Interview

Interview super day where I interviewed with 3 or 4 different operations managers in one room and went between each "station". I spent about 20 minutes with each manager. Felt a lot like speed dating.

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Question 1

What were my differentiating qualities.

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Operations Associate Interview

Apr 22, 2025

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Goldman Sachs (Salt Lake City, UT)

Interview

Generally they hire off of “super days” which is a bunch of different interviewers and teams in short 20 minutes windows. They usually ask a few structured questions and then some getting to know you and baseline questions.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Tell me about a tired where you learned from a mistake?

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