Goldman Sachs online assessment and interviews
Summer analyst programme in the UK, shown because no spring programme was found for 2027
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No UK spring programme was listed on 22 September 2026, so the stages below are the summer analyst route, for context
Programme and dates
- Spring insight, none found since 2024Official:The last first-year programme found, in spring 2024, ran for two to three days in London, Birmingham, Frankfurt and ParisSource: Employer page, first-year spring insight posting, 2024 edition
- Who can applyOfficial:Summer analyst applicants may choose up to four business and location combinations in one recruiting year, and extra applications are withdrawnSource: Employer page, programme posting for 2027 with the application rules
- No programme foundStatus on Reported:No UK first-year programme was listed for 2027 when checked on 22 September 2026, and no edition after 2024 was foundSources: TrackrEmployer page, first-year spring insight posting, 2024 edition
Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply
Every firm on the spring week mapWhat to do this week
- Go to practice for: Put this week's effort into spring weeks that are open or opening soon
- Go to practice for: Write a 300-word motivation statement so you're ready if a posting appears
- Go to practice for: Record three motivation answers with 30 seconds to prepare and one take
- Go to practice for: Plan what you'd do if a colleague shared confidential client details
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Stages in order
- Online applicationOfficial:A CV and up to four business and location choices, with written questions and word limits that aren't publishedSource: Employer page, programme posting for 2027 with the application rulesPractise for Online application: Motivation answer
- Video interviewOfficial:The firm's global students page says the first interview is a recorded video interview of about 30 minutesSource: Employer page, students, how to preparePractise for Video interview: Recorded video interview
- SuperdayOfficial:Typically two to five interviews on the day, depending on the divisionSource: Employer page, students, how to prepare
Online tests
- Official:The published process has no numerical, verbal or game-based test for roles outside engineeringSource: Employer page, students, how to prepare
- Official:Engineering applicants take a coding testSource: Employer page, students, how to prepare
- Reported:Prep-site claims of a timed aptitude battery have no support from invitations or the bank's own pagesSources: Game Assessment Prep, process summaryEmployer page, students, how to prepare
Video interview
- Official:The bank publishes no question count, preparation time, answer time or retake ruleSource: Employer page, students, how to prepare
- Reported:About 30 seconds to prepare each answerSources: eFinancialCareersGame Assessment Prep, video interview overview
- Unverified:Answer time is given as 90 seconds by one source and up to 2 minutes by anotherSources: eFinancialCareersGame Assessment Prep, video interview overview
- Unverified:Three to six questions with no re-records, according to one prep siteSource: Game Assessment Prep, video interview overview
- Reported:Questions are mostly on motivation and behaviour, sometimes with a hypothetical about handling confidential informationSources: eFinancialCareersGame Assessment Prep, video interview overview
Superday
Typical calendar
- Reported:The 2027 EMEA summer analyst programme opened about 15 August 2026 and is reviewed on a rolling basis with no published deadlineSource: Finbound
- Unverified:Video interview invitations are said to arrive one to three weeks after applying, with about three days to finishSource: Game Assessment Prep, video interview overview
Practise this format
- Recorded video interview5 questions, 30s prep / 2 min answer, one take each
- Situational judgementChoose actions in workplace scenarios, including confidentiality
- Final-round interview questionsCompetency, motivation and division questions
- Group exerciseWhat assessors look for and useful things to say
- Technical interviewAccounting, valuation and markets lessons
Sources
Details change between recruitment cycles, so your invite and the employer's own pages have the final word
- Official:
- The employer or organisation says it on its own website or in its own documents
- Reported:
- From surveys, news, candidate reports or prep sites, not the employer's own pages
- Unverified:
- Sources disagree or the evidence is thin, so treat it as a possibility
Employer pages
- Goldman Sachs, posting copied by TopGrad: First-year spring insight posting, 2024 edition, posted about November 2023
- Goldman Sachs: Programme posting for 2027 with the application rules, live September 2026
- Goldman Sachs: Students, how to prepare, live September 2026
Guides, trackers and prep sites
- Trackr: Spring week timeline for 2027, September 2026, opening dates estimated from earlier cycles
- Game Assessment Prep: Process summary, reviewed 11 September 2026
- eFinancialCareers: Recorded interview questions in banking, 9 September 2026
- Game Assessment Prep: Video interview overview, August 2026
- Finbound: Application process guide, 18 September 2026