Goldman Sachs visited our campus on 5 Aug 2021 for Summer Internship 2022.
Eligibility – All Branches
Criterion – 7.0 CGPA and above. Dead backlogs are considered(Live backlogs are not considered)
Round 1(HackerRank Coding Test):
5 sections –
- section 1 (30 min) : 2 coding questions (easy,medium level questions)
- section 2 (25 min): 8 MCQs ( based on math(probability, curves, area under curves) + logical reasoning 1 MCQ)
- section 3 (45 min): Advanced coding question (Question-related to chessboard was asked)
- section 4 (15 min): 2 subjective questions (HR) – write limited word essays.
- section 5 (20 min): 7 MCQs (OS, Predict output, Networking, DS)
Marking scheme for MCQs – Correct answer: +5, Wrong answer: -2
Can switch between sections but each section has a fixed time that cannot be shared.
Round 2 – Tech Round 1 – A total of 36 students were shortlisted based on the performance of the coding test.
- Interviews happened on zoom using the feature of the breakout room.
- Duration – 30-35 minutes.
- The interviewer asked me which project I would like to discuss from my resume and then we discussed the tech stack and project implementation in brief following up with some cross-questioning.
- Then we moved on to the coding question – HackerRank code pair link was provided.
I got matrix pattern printing question
I wrote the code, but it gave a compile-time error as soon as I hit the run button.
- The interviewer noticed this and he said, “Oh, compile-time error!”
- I did a typo in the printing statement which lead to a compile-time error.
This was when I felt disappointed and did not get a Tech round 2 interview call.
Points to remember :
- Check your code twice /thrice before running it in interviews.
- Do not get compile-time errors in interviews – It produces a bad impression.