I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs in Jan 2016
Interview
The interview process consists of 3 rounds
-Phone screen
-Video interview
-In person
I cleared the phone screen but did not clear the video interview.
The phone screen was straight forward asking basic SQL and java.
The video interview was also straight forward, something learnt at school.
Abstraction,Encapsulation,HashMap,HashTable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is final, what is its implication on method,class and variable?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Goldman Sachs
Interview
First round phone interview ask basic core java, only basic questions, not hard. Second round also phone interview with big scope, also asked some core java, exceptions, collections, MultiThread, and programming questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the root class of java ?
Tell me some of the main methods of Object class you know?
What does the method NotifyAll() does ?
What is the use of concurrentHashMap() in multithreading?
What are different kind of Indexes in SQL?
What are difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE in SQL?
Phone Interview:
1. Why finance?
2. What do you see as your biggest strength?
3. What are three leadership qualities that you possess that you are proud of?
4. Why do you want to work in services?
5. Why Goldman Sachs?
6. What is your weakness? - Perfectionist
7. When have you been in a leadership position?
8. When have you been in a leadership position and failed?
9. When have you been in a group environment and not been the leader?
10.Tell me about your previous work experience.