How To Get A Job At Goldman Sachs

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As one of LinkedIn's most attractive employers, Goldman Sachs is considered a dream company for many professionals. CNBC contributor and bestselling author Suzy Welch spoke to Dane Holmes, Goldman Sach's head of human capital management, about the six ways to land a job at the financial services firm.

Goldman Sachs is a dream employer for anyone eyeing a career in finance.

The company is No. 21 on LinkedIn’s 2019 Top Companies list and recently caught headlines for relaxing its famously strict dress code.

Here are his six tips:

1. You can still apply if you didn’t major in finance
Holmes tells Welch that while it may come as a surprise, finance is not considered the “perfect major” for landing a job at the company.

“Finance, or accounting, or econ or computer science are core majors.” But, he says, many of the company’s top executives actually majored in English.

2. Demonstrate your grit
Holmes explains that when applying for a job at Goldman Sachs there are three ways to show grit on your resume that will make you stand out.

First, he says, Goldman Sachs is interested in hiring people who aren’t afraid to pursue their passions. For example, he says, a eye-catching resume might feature a “strange double-major, like biology and economics.” This shows, he says, “that I’m passionate about these things, and while everyone will suggest that I shouldn’t do it because of what it will do to my GPA, I’m doing it anyway.”

Second, he says, Goldman Sachs is impressed by any applicant who had a job while in school, because it shows that they know how to balance priorities.

Last, he says, the company appreciates candidates who did community service while in college.

Holmes says Goldman Sachs is on the hunt for candidates who’ve said to themselves, “I’m so passionate about these things. I want to do them. I don’t want what’s necessarily easy. It’s OK that it’s hard, and I’m going to figure it out.”

3. Talk about failure
Talking about failure in an interview is never comfortable, but Holmes says “failure is a big part of getting to understand how someone operates and what motivates them.”

He encourages candidates to openly talk about their past mistakes and how they learned from them. When an applicant does this, he says they tend to have a better overall interview, because “there is some honesty and some transparency versus stock answers.”

4. Don’t be afraid to show emotion
Welch and Holmes agree that there’s nothing wrong with showing emotion in front of a hiring manager. It often helpful, Holmes says, for hiring managers to see a candidate who’s “touched personally because they overcame something that hurt.”

Holmes says the whole point of an interview is for you to show that you can be an honest and authentic person.

“When we are going to put you in a very demanding, high-expectation job, it’s better the more we understand what motives you and what drives you,” he says.

5. Mention your quirky hobbies
Holmes says it’s important to emphasize the hobbies and traits that make you unique.

He encourages candidates to talk about “anything that ends up being different” about you from what hiring mangers might expect — it will show that you live a “rich life.”

“We generally like interesting people,” he says. “One of the things we always say to people is ‘be interesting.’”

6. Don’t be afraid to ask about work-life balance
Holmes says it’s completely appropriate to ask about work-life balance in an interview at Goldman Sachs. “If somebody asks me, ‘Tell me about work-life balance,’ I would view that as a very thoughtful question to ask,” he says.

He says that technology has made it hard to determine when work begins and ends and, as an employer, it’s the company’s responsibility “to serve that whole person.”

“We understand there is not just a ‘work person’ and a ‘life person,’” he says. “There is a person, and we have to address it all.”

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This guy just wants to sound nice, most of the time it's not case. You'd simply be rejected.

Riyaz__
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This is how you get into Goldman Sachs. Double major in economics and finance from an Ivy League school with a 3.7 gpa and about 4 internships related to banking on your resume.

Anonymous-mypo
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I worked at Goldman for 4 years. Got the position through an older colleague who referred me to a manager on his floor. The guys who got in through the traditional interviewing process had to go multiple rounds and had perfect resumes, and haircuts.

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This dude works in HR and therefore has basically no say in hiring decisions. I would ignore most of what he says. Go to a target school, be a stud, interview well and you'll have a chance. Don't cry, and definitely don't ask about work-life balance.

fatbench
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Coming from a bit of a target school myself, the school isn't just a name on a resume. For one, upper year students and school clubs can help you cultivate the perfect resume. They give you all the possible questions you need for an interview, and help you do mocks to prepare. Teachers and alumni's often refer people just because you guys go to the same school and had a nice coffee chat. It's a lot easier than being from a small school where everything is trial and error.

peekapeeka
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I think that luck can be a big factor in any sort of job recruitment! I go to an average school, my parents worked in food service, and I don’t have any IB experience at all - yet I made it to GS. Sometimes it’s just casting a wide net and all it takes is one recruiter who believes you have potential. Keep your head up!

jamikalphilips
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Target School + Insane GPA + Your dad knows someone = your GS offer

fansongyi
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This should be a 5 second video where a random person says "know someone"

pjh
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This guy just lied to all the poetry majors.

fireonwater
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I spoke with an alum from my high school that worked at mckinsey and he said they were looking for people that were high impact. I would imagine the same at goldman.

A lot is interviewing well, knowing your resume, and telling powerful, albeit super short stories. The interviewer will really be able to assess if you went through a lot. Your hard work will show! I read a post about somebody that worked at mcdonalds and it was amazing what they said they learned there. Much more than flipping burgers... Good luck! I wish I worked at goldman right after college

DouglasLee
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There’s pretty much 2 ways in: you go to a target school which the firm actively recruits from, or know someone on the inside who bring your resume directly into the hands of a supervisor/Hiring Manager.

Chutneybhai
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If you want to be in GS Private Wealth Management the #1 thing you need to demonstrate in an interview is that you will be able to open accounts and make the bank money. If you can do that the rest of your credentials hardly matter at all.

matty
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we all know that non related majors can work at a financial field. What we really want to know is what these ppl (non related majors) should do in order to get in the field.

Kris-iurv
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“We generally like interesting people”

tamiyoloye
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I like this guy he is very personable and realistic. A lot of interviews expect you to never admit failure or never cry or never admit you are looking for work life balance. It's refreshing to hear that he acknowledges these things are reality and a huge factor when people are looking for jobs.

YoungProfessionals
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Community work. Yup true. Financial crash needs people who are into community work.

Mskill
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I let a few tears slip and asked about work-life balance during an interview... didn't get in
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Guess I didn't cry hard enough, aite next time I'll sob out the whole Nile River

mysteriousshadowofdoom
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Community work is nothing to Goldman Sachs. They want an ivy econ major with a 4.0.

litlitgamezzz
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No parent has ever said “don’t do community service while you’re in college” 😂

rossmitchell
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This guys ear hair is wicked... I couldn't stop looking at it

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