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Goldman Sachs: application stages, tests and practice

Goldman Sachs says that if your application is selected you take a video interview of about 30 minutes, run on HireVue, and if selected you are invited to a Superday of typically two to five interviews. Engineering applicants are asked to take a HackerRank assessment.

Routes: Goldman Sachs's global student 'Prepare' page, which covers programmes from one-week spring internships to full-time roles. The London or EMEA programme pages could not be read, so UK-specific differences are not confirmed. Last verified 2026-10-09.

Stages in order

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Candidate-reported Reported by candidates. Treat as likely but unconfirmed.
Third-party From prep sites, press or forums. Not confirmed by the employer or publisher.

Online application
Official employer
Submit your application through the application portal. Goldman Sachs evaluates applications throughout the recruiting season, so you may hear back about different roles at different times.
Sources: [1]
Video interview (first interview)
Official employer
If your application is selected you are asked to take a video interview of approximately 30 minutes. Goldman Sachs's page calls it a HireVue interview. HireVue's own blog from 2016 reports Goldman replacing first-round on-campus interviews with a recorded video interview on its platform. Engineering applicants take a HackerRank assessment. Goldman Sachs does not state preparation time or answer length per question.
Publisher: HireVue (named by the employer or an employer-run portal)
Practise: Video interview practice, HireVue-style video interview practice
Sources: [1] [2]
Superday
Official employer
If selected after the HireVue interview you are invited to a series of final round interviews. Goldman Sachs says it typically holds between two and five interviews for campus hires, depending on the division, and you meet a cross-section of people you could work with.
Practise: Daily interview question
Sources: [1]

Final stage line-up

Official employer

A Superday of typically two to five interviews for campus hires, depending on the division, with a cross-section of people you could work with. Interview lengths and any group exercise, case study or presentation are not stated.

Assessment centre practice

What we could not verify

UK or London-specific stages for spring, summer analyst and graduate routes
HireVue preparation time and answer length (candidate reports of about 30 seconds preparation and about 2 minutes per answer were not confirmed by Goldman Sachs)
Any online numerical or game-based test (none is mentioned on the page read)
Individual Superday interview lengths and whether any group or case exercise is included
Retake, re-apply or result validity rules

Sources

Goldman Sachs students: prepare Checked 2026-10-09
Goldman Sachs's own page. The fetch tool returned 403, so the text was read by fetching the page directly. It is the global student page, not a London-specific one. Supports the 30 minute video interview, HireVue, HackerRank for engineering, and the two to five interview Superday.
HireVue blog, 27 June 2016: Goldman Sachs redesigns campus interviewing Checked 2026-10-09
Vendor blog naming Goldman Sachs. Supports HireVue pre-recorded video interviews replacing first-round campus interviews. Gives no prep time or answer length.
Goldman Sachs EMEA Summer Analyst Programme Checked 2026-10-09. Page could not be read at the time
Page loads its content with scripts and returned 403 to the fetch tool, and the static HTML held no process text. Not used as evidence.

Common questions about Goldman Sachs

What are the stages of the Goldman Sachs application process?

As we could verify, the stages are: Online application, then Video interview (first interview), then Superday. The page says which of these are stated by Goldman Sachs itself and which are only reported by candidates. Check your own invitation, because processes change every cycle.

Which test publisher does Goldman Sachs use?

HireVue (named by Goldman Sachs or an employer-run portal). Publishers change, so confirm with your invitation.

What is the final stage of the Goldman Sachs process?

Can I practise for Goldman Sachs here?

Yes. Each stage links to the matching free practice, with real timings, an untimed mode and a learn mode. The practice is independent, uses original questions and is not affiliated with Goldman Sachs or any test publisher.

Independent practice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Goldman Sachs and HireVue.

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