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Goldman Sachs Financial Analyst Interview Questions and Answers
5 Interview questions
Fixed income securities are investments that pay a fixed interest or dividend income, such as bonds and certificates of deposit.
Fixed income securities are debt instruments issued by governments, corporations, or other entities to raise capital.
Investors receive regular interest payments until the maturity date, when the principal amount is repaid.
Examples include Treasury bonds, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, ...
Bonds matching process involves pairing bond issuers with investors based on their preferences and requirements.
Bonds matching process helps bond issuers find suitable investors for their bonds
Investors specify their preferences such as bond type, duration, yield, etc.
The matching process uses algorithms to match bond issuers with investors based on their criteria
This process helps streamline the bond issuance and...
Clean price is the price of a bond excluding accrued interest, while dirty price includes accrued interest.
Clean price is the price of a bond without the accrued interest, while dirty price includes the accrued interest.
Clean price is also known as flat price, while dirty price is also known as full price.
Clean price is used to calculate the yield of a bond, while dirty price is the actual price paid by the buyer.
Investment banking is a type of financial service that helps companies and governments raise capital by underwriting and selling securities.
Investment banks act as intermediaries between issuers of securities and investors.
They provide services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, and securities trading.
Examples of investment banks include Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley.
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DCF is a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its future cash flows.
Forecast future cash flows
Determine the discount rate
Calculate the present value of cash flows
Sum the present values to get the total value of the investment
Goldman Sachs Financial Analyst Interview Experiences
11 interviews found
Anonymous
Interview Questionnaire
2 Questions
- Q1. Walk me through a dcf
- Q2. What is investment banking
Goldman Sachs HR Interview Questions
Madan Kumar
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What do know about fixed income securities
- Q2. What is clean price and Dirty price
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What do know about bonds matching process
- Ans.
Bonds matching process involves pairing bond issuers with investors based on their preferences and requirements.
Bonds matching process helps bond issuers find suitable investors for their bonds
Investors specify their preferences such as bond type, duration, yield, etc.
The matching process uses algorithms to match bond issuers with investors based on their criteria
This process helps streamline the bond issuance and inve...
- Q2. Why do we hire you
ultrachiever
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Experience
- Q2. Salary
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Ind AS
- Q2. Experience
Interview Preparation Tips
Financial Analysis and Investment Banking
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Introduce yourself in around 2 minutes
- Ans.
I am a dedicated financial analyst with a strong background in financial planning and analysis.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Finance from XYZ University
I have 3 years of experience working as a financial analyst at ABC Company
I am proficient in financial modeling and data analysis using Excel and other financial software
I have a strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills
- Q2. Why you work with us?
Interview Preparation Tips
Kaushik B
Selected
I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.
(1 Question)
- Q1. It's a basic screening call questions about self introduction
(1 Question)
- Q1. About self intro, about projects I did, & basic questions on certifications
(1 Question)
- Q1. About job description, self intro, challenges i faced doing the projects and how i overcome it.
Interview Preparation Tips
financial related topics
behavioural questions
I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about your self.
- Q2. Asked me to tell in detail about my previous work experience, to check communication.
(3 Questions)
- Q1. Whom you give more preference, Company or customer?
- Q2. Questions related to my hobbies.
- Q3. Why did i left previous organisation.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Get me through your resume
- Q2. Why Goldman Sachs and why did i left my previous job?
Interview Preparation Tips
I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.
First Round is Aptitude test and it was quite difficult compared to most of the other companies. All questions were little complex, the results will be provided after a day or two.
(3 Questions)
- Q1. This was first round of interview with technical questions. 1. They would explain about themselves. 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. Can you explain about your previous roles and the kind of process you were ...
- Ans. 2. Give a short brief about yourself don't go more than a minute, the recruiter are not interested in your personal progress etc. 3. Explain the roles you were in also be conscious whatever you are gonna mention here the recruiter will ask questions from that, so in case you are not confident in particular applications or skills try to not mention it or just run it down faster and give importance on the others. PS: T...
- Q2. Why do you want to join Goldman Sachs?
- Ans. Give reasons why you should get the job, as in mention 2-3 lines about Goldman Sachs and how it's a better choice for you. Next explain why this job would be a perfect match - something like I have read the job description and that exactly matches my previous experience and I would be able to offer great value for the company etc. End with something like - It would be a pleasure if I get the opportunity and to work in ...
- Q3. What is Risk? Yeah this was a question - Explain Risk in simple terms?
(1 Question)
- Q1. This interview was with the Hiring Manager. This one was relatively short most of the above questions were repeated but mostly it was like you would be asking the questions about the process work etc.
Interview Preparation Tips
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2019. There were 5 interview rounds.
Interview Questionnaire
2 Questions
- Q1. Introduce yourself, My strengths and weakness, How to deal with work pressure
- Ans.
Finance analyst with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving under pressure.
I have a degree in Finance and over 3 years of experience in financial analysis.
My strengths include strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication.
For example, I successfully identified cost-saving opportunities that saved my previous employer 15% in operational cos...
- Q2. Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years
Interview Preparation Tips
Karnati Vinod Reddy
I applied via Campus Placement
Interview Questionnaire
1 Question
- Q1. 25 horses puzzle
Interview Preparation Tips
Tips: Concentrate on one topic properly
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 20
Skills: Basic Coding, Logical Reasoning, Aptitude, Probabiity
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
I appeared for an interview in Feb 2017.
Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: They have taken the resume and ask for introduce about your self.
Tips: Don't speak very fast and first say the Thank you for the interviewer for giving that opportunity
Round: Test
Experience: They have asked the questions on all the areas like english, logical reasoning etc.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Questions: 100
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: They have given the topic and asked to speak for 10 minutes.
Tips: Introduction (the person who is starting first) and the conclusion are important
Duration: 10 minutes
College Name: GITAM University, Bangalore
Karthik
I applied via Campus Placement
Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: GS didn't shortlist based on resume. Nevertheless it's good to have a good one.
Tips: Do highlight the important ones and put legit points
Round: Test
Experience: The standard of the test was very good . it was a good experience
Tips: Probability has a heavy weightage among the topics covered
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: GS
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: No gd fire GS
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: GS just had tech interviews and it was rigorous.
Tips: It's important to be strong in concepts of probability and statistics.
General Tips: Don't crack under pressure on the interview.
Skill Tips: Try taking the course offered in the institute.
Skills: Probability
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: GS deals with complex mathematical model which is my prime area of interest.
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