Goldman Sachs 2028 HireVue guide

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2028 summer analysts
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Got your Goldman Sachs HireVue invite? Try a timed Goldman-style question below and get a scored report, then read the format, the questions and what comes next.

Goldman Sachs HireVue practice in Intervyo: question 1, answer time limit 2 minutes, 0:16 left to prepare, with the Start recording button and the camera preview
Goldman Sachs HireVue practice in Intervyo: 6 questions, 30 seconds to prepare, up to 2 minutes to answer, one take, then a scored report.

Key facts

  • Questions: 6 recorded questions: 5 behavioral and 1 about the division you applied to. Applied to more than one business? Expect questions from each.4,5,6
  • Prep time: 30 seconds to think before each recording starts.5
  • Answer time: Up to 2 minutes to record each answer.5
  • Retakes: One attempt per question, no retakes.4,5
  • Format: One-way recorded video on HireVue, with no live interviewer.1,4,16
  • Total time: About 30 minutes for the whole interview.1
  • Deadline: The invite has given 3 days to submit. Your invite has the exact date.5
Each question, start to finish

Engineering applicants take a HackerRank assessment as well. For Quant Strats, the HackerRank comes first and the HireVue about two weeks later.1,2,6

Practice before you record

Goldman Sachs HireVue practice room1 question, scored

Behavioral question

Tell me about a time you had to meet a tight deadline.

reported by US candidates4

30 seconds to prepare · 2 minutes to answer · one take

The Goldman Sachs room as the app draws it. Turn on your camera, prepare on the clock, record your answer, then get a scored report with the follow-up an interviewer would ask. Your video stays on your device.

Goldman Sachs video interview

What the Goldman Sachs HireVue looks like

  1. The invite

    If your application is selected, Goldman Sachs sends a video interview link. Links go out in batches to most applicants who pass the resume screen. The invite has given 3 days to submit, so plan for a short window.1,4,5

  2. One interview for every business you applied to

    You can apply to up to 4 business and location combinations in a recruiting year. One HireVue usually covers them all, with questions from each business you applied to, though some applicants have had a separate link per office.3,4,16

  3. The question and the 30-second timer

    Each question appears on its own, and you get 30 seconds to think before recording starts. Use the time to pick your story and your first sentence, not to script the whole answer.5

  4. Recording, one attempt

    You get up to 2 minutes to answer. There is one attempt per question with no retries, so treat your first take as the one Goldman Sachs sees.4,5

  5. After you submit

    It depends on the business. For summer 2027, investment banking HireVue links went out in batches in January 2026. In other businesses, Transaction Banking in Dallas held a superday in February 2026, Quant Strats in New York had a superday invite about three weeks after the HireVue (Oct 2025), and Operations in Dallas heard four months after it (2025).4,7,6,14

Engineering and Quant Strats: a HackerRank first

Software Fundamentals 30 min
Everyone on these tracks. Data structures and algorithms, in a language you choose.
Software Diagnostics 45 min
Engineering. Fix an existing app in Django, Node.js or Spring Boot, with a limited AI assistant that will not give you the full solution.
Math 22 min
Quant Strategist. Multiple-choice questions on probability, statistics, calculus and linear algebra.

The parts are assigned by the roles you pick, and you should get an update within three weeks. For Quant Strats in New York, the HireVue came two weeks after the HackerRank, with the usual five questions plus one about the division, and a virtual superday invite about three weeks after that. Engineering applicants should check their invite for whether a HireVue follows too.2,6

Before you record

  • Camera at eye level, so you look straight ahead.
  • Light in front of you, not behind you.
  • A plain, quiet background.
  • Dress as you would for an in-person first round.
  • Test your camera and mic, then close other tabs.
  • Laptop plugged in, on a steady connection.

The questions

Most questions are behavioral. One is about the division you applied to, which for investment banking has been a deal or M&A question. How technical that one feels varies: some sets have been "mostly behavioral with 1-2 technical" questions, others had "No techs".4,5

  • Behavioral: A real moment from your past: a deadline, a setback, a teammate who needed help.
  • Resume and motivation: Walk through your resume and say how your skills fit the role.
  • Division question: What the division does and why it matters, or a deal question for investment banking.
  • Ethics and judgment: What you would do with confidential information or a compliance problem.

Which division question you get

Investment Banking
A deal or M&A question, such as why one company would buy another, or what the division does and why it matters.5,4
Compliance
A compliance question as the division question (2027 cycle).4
Quantitative Strategies
The usual five plus one division-specific question, about two weeks after a HackerRank test.6
Engineering
A HackerRank assessment, with challenges assigned by the roles you pick.2
Global MarketsBest guess
Expect what Global Markets does and why you want it, or a market you follow and what moved it recently.
Asset & Wealth ManagementBest guess
Expect what the division does and why you want it, or an investment you would make and why.

The Global Markets and Asset & Wealth Management lines are our best guess from the pattern in the other divisions: what the division does and why you want it, plus its own subject where it has one, as deals are for investment banking.

Using Goldman Sachs's values in your answers

Goldman Sachs names four values: client service, partnership, integrity and excellence. Its interview guide tells candidates to get familiar with them and with its 14 Business Principles, and says its interviews "tend to focus on real-world problems".11,12

Partnership

“We prioritize collaboration and believe in the strength of the collective.”11

Teamwork questions, like a new teammate or a coworker who didn't understand their task. Show what you did for the team, not only your part.

Integrity

“To breach a confidence or to use confidential information improperly or carelessly would be unthinkable.”11

Confidential information, or a client request that breaks policy. Say no clearly, offer the right channel and escalate.

Excellence

“We aspire to nothing less than excellence.”11

Drive, a failure or a gap in your skills. Show the standard you set and what you changed.

Client service

“Our clients' interests always come first.”11

Why Goldman Sachs. Build on it only if your story shows you putting someone else's interest first, and pair it with one specific reason about the division.

The quotes are Goldman Sachs' own. Matching them to questions is Intervyo's advice: use one value as the reason your story matters, rather than reciting the list.

How to pace a 2:00 answer

Situation

0:15

Task

0:25

Action

1:25

Result

1:45

Spare, before the clock runs out

2:00

Where each part should end

  • Time already used
  • This part
Intervyo's pacing for a 2:00 Goldman Sachs answer, built on the STAR structure in the example answers. Finish by 1:45 so the clock never cuts you off. On a 1-minute question, finish by about 0:50.

Example questions and how to answer them

Resume and motivation"Walk me through your resume."5
  1. 1Start with where you are now: school, major and year, in one line.
  2. 2Pick 2 or 3 experiences that build toward finance. One sentence each on what you did.
  3. 3Make the link explicit: why each step led to the next.
  4. 4Close on why this division at Goldman Sachs is the next step.

Tip: Aim for about 90 seconds. A resume walkthrough that runs long is the easiest way to lose the clock.

Division question"What is the Investment Banking Division, and what purpose does it serve at Goldman Sachs?"5
  1. 1One-sentence definition: it advises companies, institutions and governments on deals and helps them raise capital.
  2. 2Name the two halves: advisory (mergers and acquisitions) and financing (raising debt and equity).
  3. 3Say why it matters to clients, with one deal type you can explain.
  4. 4End on why you want to do that work.

Tip: If you name a real deal, pick one you can explain in two sentences: who bought what, and why.

Behavioral"Tell me about a time you were unsuccessful at reaching a challenging goal."4
  1. 1Situation (10 to 15 seconds): where and when.
  2. 2Task (10 seconds): the goal, and why it was hard.
  3. 3Action (about 60 seconds): what you did, step by step. Say "I", not "we".
  4. 4Result (15 to 20 seconds): what happened, a number if you have one, and what you would do differently.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

Last fall I set a goal to grow my college's investment club from 40 to 100 active members in one semester, because our sponsor had tied next year's funding to reaching 100. I planned a sign-up push around the activities fair and a weekly stock pitch night.

We finished the semester at 72. Sign-ups were strong, but about half the new members stopped coming after three weeks. I had measured the wrong thing: I tracked how many people joined, not how many came back.

So I asked five of the people who left why. The answer was the same each time: the pitch nights assumed too much background. I set up a short beginner session before each pitch night, run by two senior members, and started tracking attendance week by week instead of sign-ups.

We missed the target and had to make our case to the sponsor with 72. But by spring, weekly attendance had gone from about 30 to 55, and the sponsor renewed. What I took from it is to agree on the right measure before chasing a number.

Ethics and judgment"A client sends confidential documents to your personal email. What do you do?"5
  1. 1State the principle first: confidential client information stays on approved firm systems.
  2. 2Be practical: you would not open, use or forward the documents, and you would tell the client politely how to send them through the right channel.
  3. 3Escalate: tell your manager or compliance straight away, and follow their steps for deleting the copy.
  4. 4Show judgment: explain how you would keep the client relationship intact.
Division question"Why might a company merge with or acquire another?"5
  1. 1Synergies: cutting combined costs, or selling more together than apart.
  2. 2Growth: entering a new market or product faster than building it.
  3. 3Capabilities: buying technology, talent or a brand.
  4. 4Financial reasons: an undervalued target, or putting excess cash to work.
  5. 5Finish with the risk: overpaying, or failing to integrate.

More Goldman Sachs HireVue questions

Behavioral

  • “A new member joins your team project. What do you do, and how do you make them feel welcome?”5

  • “Talk about an example that illustrates your drive to succeed and your motivation, and how you harnessed it in a difficult time.”5

  • “Tell us about a time you worked in a team and a coworker didn't understand their task.”4

    Reported second-hand

  • “Tell me about a time you failed.”13

  • “Tell me about a time you identified a gap in your skillset.”13

Resume and motivation

  • “Tell me about yourself.”4

  • “Describe how your skillset and experiences are applicable to the role.”4

  • “Why Goldman Sachs, and why this division?”

    Best guess

    Every US report has a motivation question, and Goldman Sachs tells candidates to know its values

Ethics and judgment

  • “A client asks for something that conflicts with firm policy. What do you do?”16

    A theme a prep site reports from candidates, not exact wording

Division

  • “Tell me about a deal you followed in the news.”16,4

    Investment banking; a theme, like the deal question above

  • “Explain operations in your own words.”14,18

    Operations; the candidate did not say whether it came in the HireVue or the superday

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How long to hear back after the HireVue

It depends on the business and the time of year. Applications are reviewed through the season, so different roles hear back at different times. Over the last two cycles, the wait for a superday invite ran from about three weeks to four months.1,6,14

  1. Jan 2025 (summer 2026)

    Investment banking, US

    Invite on Jan 6, due Jan 9 at 11:59 PM ET. One HireVue looks to have been auto-submitted by the system at 12:00 AM on Jan 10, so submit well before the deadline.5

  2. Jan 2026 (summer 2027)

    Investment banking, US

    Links in batches, some after a "selected" email saying the link would follow in the coming days.4

  3. Feb 2026

    Transaction Banking, Dallas

    Superday of three 30-minute interviews after the HireVue.7

  4. Oct 2025

    Quant Strats, New York

    Superday invite about three weeks after the HireVue.6

  5. Aug to Oct 2026

    Compliance, New York

    HireVue in August and no news by Oct 6, five weeks or more.13,18

  6. 2025

    Operations, Dallas

    Heard about a superday four months after the HireVue.14

So a few weeks of silence does not mean you are out. Goldman Sachs' interview guide aims to be in touch within two weeks of an interview, but after the HireVue waits have run much longer. If you have not heard, check in with your recruiter.12,14

Best guessIf you applied to investment banking in January and three weeks pass with no news, check your portal and contact the recruiting team. Outside investment banking, waits of a month or more are normal on their own.

What happens after the HireVue

  1. Online application

    Resume-based, on higher.gs.com. Up to 4 business and location combinations per recruiting year; any more are withdrawn automatically.3

  2. HackerRank (Engineering, Quant Strats)

    Engineering and Quant Strats applicants take a HackerRank assessment, with parts assigned by the roles they pick. For Quant Strats in New York (Oct 2025), it came first and the HireVue about two weeks later.2,6

  3. HireVue video interviewYou are here

    This page. A recorded video interview of about 30 minutes.1

  4. Phone screen (sometimes)

    Not every process has one. San Francisco investment banking (a VP, after networking with two analysts, Feb 2025, summer 2026) and Private Wealth Management in Dallas (Feb 2026, summer 2027) have both used one before the superday. Engineering also runs phone interviews of its own, coding on CoderPad with an engineer.8,19,12

  5. Superday

    Two to five interviews for campus hires, depending on the division: three 30-minute interviews in San Francisco (2025, back to back) and Dallas (2026), two 45-minute virtual interviews for Quant Strats.1,6,7,8

  6. Offer

    In San Francisco, an offer has come a few days after the superday.8

HireVue vs superday

The HireVue checks how you communicate on a fixed prompt. The superday is a conversation with people from the team, and how technical it gets depends on the desk.

Format

HireVue

One-way recorded video, about 30 minutes in total.1

Superday

Two to five live interviews depending on the division, one-on-one or in pairs, 30 to 60 minutes each.1,12

Who

HireVue

No live interviewer.1

Superday

People you could work with: some more senior, some peers, sometimes more junior. Goldman Sachs does not share the lineup in advance.1,12

In practice

HireVue

6 questions, 30 seconds to prepare, up to 2 minutes each, one take.4,5

Superday

IB San Francisco: 3 x 30 minutes in person. Transaction Banking, Dallas: 3 x 30 minutes. ECM, New York: 3 x 20 minutes on video. Quant Strats: 2 x 45 minutes on video.8,7,15,6

How technical

HireVue

Mostly behavioral, with one question about the division.4,5

Superday

Depends on the desk. IB San Francisco asked how a biotech DCF differs from a standard one; Transaction Banking in Dallas was "very interpersonal and few technicals".8,7,18

Follow-ups

HireVue

None. You record one take of each fixed prompt, with no interviewer to react.16,5

Superday

Live, often from your resume. An ECM interviewer asked how a buy now, pay later company would handle a recession after the candidate mentioned the Klarna IPO.15,18

Your questions

HireVue

Nobody to ask on a recording, so save yours for the superday.16

Superday

Expected. Goldman Sachs: "Your interview should be a two-way conversation."12

2028 summer analyst status

For summer 2027, the investment banking posting was live by Jan 1, 2026, with HireVue links in batches that month, so expect the summer 2028 posting and its HireVue links around January 2027. Most other businesses opened their 2027 roles on Aug 15, 2026, so expect theirs around August 2027.4,10,9

FAQ

How many questions are in the Goldman Sachs HireVue?

6: five behavioral questions and one about the division you applied to. If you applied to more than one business, the interview includes questions from each, so you may get more.4,5,6

How long do you get to answer each question?

You get 30 seconds to prepare, then up to 2 minutes to record. On a 2-minute question, practice finishing by about 1:45. If a question gives you 1 minute, finish by about 0:50, so you are never cut off mid-sentence.5

Can you retake a Goldman Sachs HireVue question?

No. You get one attempt per question, with no retries. If your interview offers a practice question, use it to warm up, then treat each real answer as final.4,5,17

How long do you have to complete the Goldman Sachs HireVue?

The invite has given 3 days, due at 11:59 PM ET. The exact date is in your invite, so check it the day it arrives, and submit well before the cut-off: one HireVue looks to have been auto-submitted at 12:00 AM, a minute after it.5

When do you hear back after the Goldman Sachs HireVue?

It varies by business, from about three weeks to four months. For summer 2027, investment banking links went out in January 2026. In other businesses, Quant Strats superday invites came about three weeks after the HireVue, and Operations in Dallas took four months.4,6,14

How is the Goldman Sachs HireVue assessed?

The video round is Goldman Sachs' first interview, so prepare as if a recruiter will watch every answer.1

Is the Goldman Sachs HireVue technical?

Mostly not. Five questions are behavioral; the sixth is about your division, which for investment banking has been a deal or M&A question. How technical that one feels varies from set to set.4,5

HireVue at other firms

Sources

Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

  1. 1Goldman Sachs: Prepare (students)
  2. 2Goldman Sachs: Your Guide to HackerRank Success
  3. 3Goldman Sachs (higher.gs.com): 2027 Summer Analyst posting, Banking Analytics & Solutions Group, Dallas
  4. 4Candidate discussion on a public forum: Goldman Sachs Mega Thread, 2027 SA (Jan 2026)
  5. 5Candidate discussion on a public forum: Goldman Sachs SA 2026 Megathread (Jan 2025)
  6. 6Candidate report on a public forum: Quantitative Strategist Summer Intern interview, New York (Oct 2025)
  7. 7Candidate report on a public forum: Summer Analyst interview, Transaction Banking, Dallas (Feb 2026)
  8. 8Candidate report on a public forum: Investment Banking Summer Analyst interview, San Francisco (Feb 2025)
  9. 9Extern: Goldman Sachs Internship 2027-2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply · prep site
  10. 10Extern: Investment Banking Internships 2028: When Each Bank Opens · prep site
  11. 11Goldman Sachs: Our Purpose and Values
  12. 12Goldman Sachs: Interview Preparation
  13. 13Candidate report on a public forum: Compliance intern interview, New York (Aug 2026)
  14. 14Candidate report on a public forum: Operations Summer Analyst interview, Dallas (Oct 2025)
  15. 15Candidate report on a public forum: Summer Analyst interview, Equity Capital Markets, New York (Jan 2025)
  16. 16Aced: Goldman Sachs IB Summer Analyst Interview Guide · prep site
  17. 17HireVue: Interview Tips
  18. 18Candidate reports on a public forum: Goldman Sachs interview questions (company database)
  19. 19Candidate report on a public forum: Private Wealth Management interview, Dallas (Feb 2026)

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