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How to Ace your Goldman Sachs Interview
Uh oh. You Got the Interview at GS, Now What? We've assembled a list of interview questions which Goldman Sachs candidates claim to have been asked in the past. Most of these were asked of candidates joining the firm at analyst or associate levels....
How to Network Your Way into Investment Banking
5 Networking Tips that Will Help You Get a Job in Banking 1. Make A Plan You wouldn't go to an interview without preparing and doing research. The same holds true for networking. Before you reach out to any potential contacts or attend any career-focused events, you...
Recruiters Not Getting Back to You? Here’s Probably Why (2026 Update)
Updated October 2026. Originally published April 2022. Reasons Financial Recruiters Don't Get Back to You A recruiter reaching out on LinkedIn or by email doesn't mean you're a perfect fit for their open roles. And when you reach out first, silence usually has a...
Recruiting On-Campus Will Super Suck This Year and Here’s Why
On-Campus Recruiting in Flip-Flops On-Campus recruiting for investment banking has always been somewhat brutal. You arrive back to school in late August, early September bright eyed and bushy tailed, happy to see your friends, new laptop charged, #2 pencils...
Everyone Gets an Offer After Their Summer Internship?… Right?!?
No offer after your summer internship? It does happen. Some years it happens a lot. For instance the 2020 Covid summer, the 2011 World Financial Crisis Summer, or further back the 1998 currency meltdown / Russian debt crisis. Some years it is a...
How to Be a Stand-Out Candidate During Interview Process
In addition to technical aptitude, investment banks are also looking for very specific qualitative characteristics in the candidates that they interview. Although some of these qualities may be listed in the job description, unfortunately most are not. The good news...
How to Recover from a Bad Job Interview
Uh Oh, I'm Pretty Sure I Just Bombed My Interview Sometimes, no matter how much you prepare for an investment banking interview, something goes wrong. Maybe you didn't sleep well or woke up with an awful headache. Maybe you got stuck in an elevator (yes this really...
Ghosted by HR, Now What?
My Interviews Went Well, Now it's Radio Silence You completed three rounds of interviews, a technical case study and a super day. The MDs said that they loved you and you would be a great fit. HR said they’d get back to you within two weeks. No they've gone dark. What...
5 Epic Investment Banking Job Interview Fails
Yes, Scoring an Interview at Goldman Sachs is a Great Feeling Congratulations, you've made it through the crazy investment banking resume screening process and now you have a couple of interviews lined-up. As a recruiter, I often hear candidates bragging about...
Networking Your Way Into a Buy-side Job
Unless you are starting your own fund or have a family member doing so, some sort of networking will be a crucial component of landing a great job on the buy-side. As we’ve discussed previously, recruiters frequently get...
Top Asian Investment Banks in the United States
Unfortunately Asian investment banks do not really take cold calls. Either you have guanxi (your dad is someone important in the Han elite) or you get in through the front door with a prestigious school, excellent grades in a quantitative discipline and fluent...