Before They Graduate

𝐇𝐨𝐰 to get into 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 as a 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝 (Technology Role) I spoke with my friend a Nigerian who secured a Goldman Sachs Technology undergraduate Summer Internship and retained after his graduate in Unilag, and he broke down the process for me. If you’re applying, this is the roadmap: 1. CV Screening Have 1 or 2 strong projects on your CV. Not 10 random projects. Build something you can actually defend and explain deeply. Keep the CV clean. You can check the score of the cv on sites like resumeworded.com. There is no need to fluff. 2. Coding Assessment This is where things get serious. Expect a HackerRank style assessment focused on algorithms and data structures. His recommendation? NeetCode 150 + LeetCode. If you can, get LeetCode Premium and practise Goldman Sachs tagged questions. Focus heavily on arrays, strings, hashmaps, linked lists and the other core DSA topics. You could get around 2 questions in 90 minutes. Try to solve at least one completely. (. Go to neetcode.io (try to do the 150 problems practice sheet). Go to leetcode as well, get a premium if possible, and solve the company's tag problems (as many as you can). Prioritize Hashmaps, strings, arrays, linkedlist, and then others.) 3. HireVue If you pass the coding round, you may get a recorded video interview. This is largely behavioural. “Tell me about a time…” “How would you handle…” “Why Goldman Sachs?” YouTube is your friend. Search “Goldman Sachs HireVue” and practise. And please don’t panic. If you need time to think, take a breath and say: “Give me 30 seconds to think about that.” Then answer. 4. SuperDay You’ve made it this far. Now the real conversations begin. Expect multiple interviews covering: DSA Your projects Behavioural questions For DSA, know your Big O and time/space complexity. Explain your thinking clearly. Even if you don’t know the optimal solution, start with what you know and communicate your thought process. For projects, KNOW YOUR PROJECTS. Don’t exaggerate. Don’t lie. Be able to explain what you built, why you built it, your contribution and the challenges you faced. For behavioural, prepare for questions like: Why Goldman Sachs? What is your biggest challenge? Tell me about a weakness. Tell me about a time you failed. His preparation checklist: → DSA in one programming language → Around 150 LeetCode problems, especially Mediums → 2 strong projects you can defend deeply → OOP, Big O, databases and CS fundamentals → Mock interviews with ChatGPT or Claude And his final advice? Prepare like your life depends on it. Then pray. Because after all the preparation… Time and chance happen to them all. goldmansachs.com/careers/stu…