By Andre Atallah, CEO of EP Advisory
Investment Banking Summer Analyst · London · 2027 programme
No London ad live, checked 15 October 2026London ad: check the role listMissed it? Your options
Short answer: No London investment banking summer ad was live when we checked Goldman’s job site on 15 October 2026.Check Goldman’s job site for the London investment banking summer ad. Goldman’s advert gives 15 August to 31 October 2026, but ads can come down sooner.Goldman’s advert gave 15 August to 31 October 2026 as its window. When an ad is live, you apply online, then take a HireVue video interview of about 30 minutes. A Superday of two to five interviews follows. You get four Goldman applications a year.
Where are you now?
Independent guide. EP Advisory is not affiliated with Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs runs a nine to ten week Summer Analyst programme in London. Its recruiting records hold two 2027 London investment banking summer roles, Classic and the Capital Solutions Group. Neither was posted when we checked on 15 October 2026.Check the campus role list for their ads. Below are your other routes, and the full process for when an ad opens.
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Your route to an offer
Pick your stage and tick each step when done. Stages are from Goldman’s own pages. Prep times are our suggestions.
1. Apply: London ad not listed1. Apply: check the role list
Apply online at higher.gs.com once an ad is live. Prep 1 to 2 days.
2. HireVue: about 30 minutes
A recorded video interview, about 30 minutes. Prep about 1 week.
3. Superday: two to five interviews
Two to five interviews with people you could work with. Prep 2 to 3 weeks.
4. Offer: end of the season
Goldman writes to you at the end of the season. It does not publish a date.
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The internship at a glance
Four applications a year, one video interview, then a Superday. If Goldman has not published something, we say so.
Not liveCheck
London ad, checked 15 October 2026London ad, on the campus role list
9-10 wks
Summer 2027, dates not published
4
Applications a year, all of Goldman
~30 min
HireVue video interview
2 to 5
Superday interviews
Not published
Pay and number of places
Where these facts come from
- Not live. When we checked on 15 October 2026, Goldman’s campus role list had no London investment banking summer ad. Its records held the two London roles with no posting date.Check the list. Look for the London investment banking summer ad on Goldman’s campus role list.
- Who can apply. “candidates currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters university degree and in their penultimate or final year of study” (Summer Analyst page). No grade bar is published.
- Pay. Not published. The Times Top 100 entry says “£Competitive”.
- Scale. Fortune reported “more than 360,000 applicants” for the 2025 class, across all divisions worldwide.
The two London teams
Investment Banking, Classic
Advice and financing for clients, organised “by industry group, as well as by region, country and company size”. Goldman’s examples include “advising a company on a cross-border merger”.
Capital Solutions Group
The group “comprises all the firm’s capital markets desks”. It offers “financing, origination, structuring, and risk management solutions”.
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What Goldman looks for
Goldman names three skills for bankers. Its CEO’s note to interns adds how it wants you to work. Show each with proof.
Numbers and analysis
Show it by: a model or project with a result in numbers.
Clear communication
Show it by: a hard idea you explained to someone senior.
Multitasking and time
Show it by: two deadlines you held at once.
Curious and coachable
Show it by: feedback you acted on.
Partnership
Show it by: a team result and your part in it.
Accuracy and standards
Show it by: a mistake you caught early and flagged.
What Goldman says, in its own words
- Bankers. “You should be comfortable working with numbers and be an analytical thinker.” Goldman wants people who “thrive in a dynamic environment where multitasking and time management skills are essential” (Investment Banking page).
- All interns. The CEO’s 2026 note says “Be curious, innovative, and coachable”, “Cultivate partnership” and “take accuracy seriously” (note to interns).
- Any degree. Goldman seeks people “from all academic backgrounds” (Prepare page).
04/10Stage 1 · Apply
How to apply
Checked 15 October 2026
No London investment banking summer ad was live when we checked. Goldman has not said why. Check the campus role list before you plan.Check the London ad’s status. Look on the campus role list before you plan.
Goldman’s advert gives 15 August to 31 October 2026. No closing time is published. Review is rolling, so ads can come down before 31 October.Goldman’s advert gave 15 August to 31 October 2026 as its window. No closing time was published. See your other routes below.
You apply in one portal, and your CV carries the first screen. Goldman reviews applications “on a rolling basis”.
1
Find the ad
Campus list on higher.gs.com
2
Apply online
CV and the form
3
HireVue
About 30 minutes
4
Superday
2 to 5 interviews
4 applications a year, across all of Goldman
Our example of one way to use them
More on the four-application rule, the form and updates
- Four a year. Every 2027 ad says you can apply “to up to 4 separate business / location combinations in any given recruiting year. Any additional application will be auto withdrawn.” To swap, withdraw one that has not been turned down. Do not open a second email account.
- The form. Its questions and word limits sit behind the login. We did not check them.
- Adjustments. Need one for a disability? See Goldman’s disability statement.
- Scams. Goldman will “only utilize our approved interview platform, HireVue, or a GS account on Zoom”. It never asks for money (recruiting scams page).
- AI tools. Goldman publishes no rule on AI tools for applicants. Write and speak in your own words.
Your CV: do and don’t
“Built a three-statement model for a society stock pitch, presented to 60 members”
Do
A result with numbers. Our own example.
Don’t
“Strong interest in mergers and acquisitions”
A claim with no proof.
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No London ad? Your options now
Each route uses one of your four applications.
- Banking off-cycle outside London. Goldman’s campus list showed Investment Banking Classic off-cycle internships in Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Stockholm, Dubai, Riyadh, Tel Aviv and Johannesburg. Capital Solutions Group had Milan, Paris and Frankfurt. They were listed when we checked on 15 October 2026. Check each ad for language and right-to-work needs.They were no longer listed when we checked on 15 October 2026.Check the list to see which are live, and each ad’s language and right-to-work needs.
- Milan, full time. A Capital Solutions Group New Analyst role in Milan was first listed on 22 September 2026. Goldman’s records give it an end date of 3 December 2026.This ad has closed. Its end date was set for 3 December 2026.
- London off-cycle. Goldman’s off-cycle page lists investment banking for 3, 6 or 12 months. No London banking off-cycle ad was listed when we checked on 15 October 2026, so watch for one.
- Other London summer roles. Investment Banking Quantitative Strats sits in Engineering and uses a HackerRank test, so it suits strong coders. Transaction Banking Coverage is a client-facing summer role in Platform Solutions. Both were listed when we checked on 15 October 2026.Neither was listed when we checked on 15 October 2026.Check the campus list to see if they are live.
- Next cycle. In 2026, Goldman’s advert gave 15 August as the summer opening date. So the next window is likely to open in August 2027, but check.So the next window is likely to open in about August 2027. Check higher.gs.com to see if it is open.
05/10Stage 2 · HireVue
The Goldman Sachs HireVue video interview
Investment banking has no online test. If your application is selected, the first screen is a HireVue video interview of about 30 minutes. Only Engineering applicants take a HackerRank test.
~30 min
Goldman’s own figure
None
Aptitude test named for banking
Not published
Prep time, answer time, retakes
Goldman: “you will be asked to participate in a video interview, which will take approximately 30 minutes to complete” (Prepare page). It names HireVue as its approved interview platform.
Step through the HireVue
HireVue video interview: about 30 minutes
Welcome and device check
Read how many questions there are, how long it takes and the due date, then let the page check your camera and microphone. Employers set their own version, so yours may differ.
Practise first
Answer a practice question in Practice Mode, then watch it back to check you can be seen and heard before you start the real interview.
Read the question while prep time runs
Read the question while the prep timer runs down, and click Start Recording when you are ready or wait for the timer to end.
Record your answer
After a 3-second countdown your answer records while the response timer runs, and you click Done Answering to finish early.
The end
When you finish you see Interview Received, and if you were cut off you can resume from your last unanswered question.
Your moves
- Use the practice questions to check light, sound and framing.
- Use prep time to pick one story, not to write a script.
- Press Done Answering once your point is made.
Our own simplified drawings of each screen, not screenshots. Timers on them are examples, not Goldman’s settings. eFinancialCareers reports Goldman gives about 30 seconds to think and 90 seconds to answer.
The rules: what is allowed and what Goldman does not say
Allowed by HireVue
- Practice questions, as often as you like
- A camera and microphone check first
- Watching your practice answers back
Not stated by Goldman
- Notes on screen or on paper
- Retakes of a real answer
- AI tools while you answer
Goldman publishes no rule on notes or AI tools for applicants. Speak in your own words.
On the day: settings, device and scoring
- Settings. Each employer sets its own prep time, answer time and attempts.
- Device. A camera, a microphone and a quiet room. HireVue recommends Chrome. Chromebooks are not supported.
- No going back. Once you submit an answer, you cannot return to it. Only the employer can approve a retake.
- AI scoring. Goldman does not say whether it uses it. HireVue shows a notice before any AI-scored interview, and you can opt out.
Practise the reported questions
eFinancialCareers reports these Goldman HireVue questions from candidates, mostly interns in the US and UK. Goldman has not confirmed them. The answers are ours.
Judgement
“If you accidentally sent an email containing confidential information to a client, how would you first respond?”
What they’re testing: whether you flag a mistake fast.
Show a strong answer
- Tell your manager at once. Do not fix it quietly. Then follow the firm’s process. Goldman’s own words fit here: “escalate early”.
Motivation
“Why [this department], specifically, for the long term?”
What they’re testing: that you know the work.
Show a strong answer
- Name the work: advice on deals and raising capital. Add one experience that drew you, and where you want to be in five years.
Location
“Why [this city]?”
What they’re testing: commitment to London.
Show a strong answer
- London’s role in European deals, plus a personal tie if you have one. Keep it short and true.
Markets
“Talk about a recent event that impacted financial markets.”
What they’re testing: a daily reading habit.
Show a strong answer
- One event from the past fortnight: what moved, why, and what it means for a banking client.
Risk
“How do you identify and assess the key risks in a new project or investment?”
What they’re testing: a clear method.
Show a strong answer
- List the risks by type: market, money, people, rules. Rank them by likelihood and impact. Say what you would check first.
Results
“Tell me about a time you made a process more efficient.”
What they’re testing: initiative with a result.
Show a strong answer
- The old way, what you changed, and the time or errors saved, in numbers.
Go further: the best outside help
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From Goldman and HireVue
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06/10Stage 3 · Superday
Goldman Sachs Superday interviews
If selected after your HireVue, you are invited to a Superday. Goldman says it typically holds “between two and five interviews for campus hires, depending on the division”.
FitYour stories and motivation
Why Goldman · Why banking · Setbacks
TechnicalCoaches say
Accounting · Valuation · Deals
Coaches say banking interviews mix fit and technical questions (Mergers & Inquisitions).
Goldman: “You can expect to meet a cross-section of people whom you could possibly work with” (Prepare page). Whether London Superdays are virtual or in person is not published.
How to answer: four steps for any story
Goldman publishes no answer frame. Ours has four steps, each tied to a line in its CEO’s note:
Intent
Why it mattered and what you set out to do.
Your part
What you did, not the team.
Standards
How you checked the work or flagged a risk.
Lesson
The feedback you took and what you changed.
Follow-ups to rehearse
What exactly did you do?What would you change?Why Goldman, not a boutique?
The frame and follow-ups are ours.
See our guides on how to pass a job interview and the toughest interview questions.
Practise: one question at a time
Reported at Goldman
eFinancialCareers reports these questions from Goldman interviews in 2025, across divisions, from candidates’ posts online. Goldman has not confirmed them. The answers are ours.
Motivation
“Why Goldman Sachs, and not a boutique?”
What they’re testing: that you know what a large firm offers.
Show a strong answer
- Name what a full-service bank gives a client, which Goldman calls “delivering the firm”. Add one person or deal that drew you.
Business
“How does Goldman Sachs make money?”
What they’re testing: commercial sense.
Show a strong answer
- Fees for advice on deals and for raising capital, trading for clients, and managing money for investors. Read Goldman’s latest results for the split.
Deals
“Walk me through how synergies impact a merger model and explain whether they affect enterprise value.”
What they’re testing: deal basics.
Show a strong answer
- Synergies are cost savings or extra revenue from combining. They lift the combined profits and can justify a higher price. Each company’s stand-alone enterprise value does not include them.
Setback
“Tell me about a time you failed and how you handled it.”
What they’re testing: coachability.
Show a strong answer
- A real failure, what you did next, and what you now do differently.
Technical
Coaches say learn these first (Mergers & Inquisitions). Goldman publishes no syllabus. The answers are our short versions.
Accounting
Walk me through the three financial statements.
What they’re testing: the basics, in order.
Show a strong answer
- Income statement: revenue down to net income. Balance sheet: assets equal liabilities plus equity. Cash flow: net income, adjusted for non-cash items and working capital, then investing and financing.
Accounting
Depreciation rises by £10, with a 25% tax rate. What changes?
What they’re testing: how the statements link.
Show a strong answer
- Net income falls by £7.50. Cash rises by £2.50, because tax falls. Equipment falls by £10, so assets fall by £7.50, and so does equity.
Value
Enterprise value or equity value: what is the difference?
What they’re testing: who owns what.
Show a strong answer
- Equity value is what the shares are worth. Enterprise value is the business’s value to all investors: roughly equity value plus net debt.
Valuation
How would you value a company?
What they’re testing: the main methods.
Show a strong answer
- Comparable companies, past deals and a DCF. Use more than one and compare the ranges.
DCF
Walk me through a DCF.
What they’re testing: a clear sequence.
Show a strong answer
- Project free cash flow for five to ten years. Estimate a value for the years after. Discount both at the cost of capital and add them up.
Your story bank: a worksheet to print or copy
Two stories for each quality Goldman names.
| Quality | Story 1 | Story 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers and analysis | ||
| Clear communication | ||
| Multitasking and time | ||
| Curious and coachable | ||
| Partnership | ||
| Accuracy and standards |
Go further: the best outside help
Our own picks, checked on 15 October 2026. We are not linked to any of these sites and earn nothing from them.
From Goldman
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- Investment Banking Interview Questions and AnswersMergers & Inquisitions · updated 1 Mar 2026 · no account neededA long guide to fit and technical questions, with model answers.Free
- Goldman Sachs interview questionseFinancialCareers · 2 Sep 2025Questions Goldman applicants report, across divisions. Practise the type, not a script.Free
07/10Stage 4 · Offer
Decision and offers
The Superday is the final round. Goldman says you hear back “at the end of the season” (Prepare page).
Three messages
A receipt, a status update later on, then a final word at the end of the season.
Rolling review
You may hear about different roles at different times.
Summer to full-time
Goldman’s records suggest London banking analyst seats go to past interns.
Return offers and the full-time route
- Return offers. Goldman does not publish how many interns get a full-time offer.
- Records. The one London banking New Analyst record we found is titled “Intern Conversion: 2026”.
- Full-time. The New Analyst Programme is “for final year undergraduate and graduate students”. Goldman’s advert gives 1 July to 31 October 2026 for it.Goldman’s advert gave 1 July to 31 October 2026 as its window. No London banking New Analyst ad was listed when we checked on 15 October 2026.
Key dates: London, 2027 programme
1 Jul 2026
New Analyst window opens, per Goldman’s advert
15 Aug to 31 Oct 2026
Goldman’s advertised summer window, no closing time
15 October 2026
No London investment banking summer ad when we checked
Now
Check the campus role list for the London ad
Not published
HireVue, Superday and offer dates
Summer 2027
The nine to ten week internship
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Visa sponsorship
Our reading: Goldman’s ads do not mention visa sponsorship. Do not assume this role is sponsored.
Goldman’s student pages say nothing either. If you need a visa, ask Goldman’s recruiters before you apply.
Need sponsorship? See our guides to UK companies that sponsor visas and staying in the UK after studying. Weighing other banks too? See our J.P. Morgan investment banking playbook. This is general information, so check GOV.UK.
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Key takeaways
Before you apply
- No London banking summer ad was live when we checked on 15 October 2026, so check higher.gs.com.Check higher.gs.com for the London banking summer ad.
- Goldman’s advert gives 15 August to 31 October 2026, but ads can close sooner.Goldman’s advert gave 15 August to 31 October 2026 as its window.
- You get four Goldman applications a year, and a fifth is withdrawn automatically.
- Banking has no online test: the first screen is a HireVue video interview of about 30 minutes.
- The Superday is two to five interviews: prepare stories and core technicals.
- Goldman publishes no rule on AI tools, so write and speak in your own words.
- Goldman says nothing on visas, so ask the recruiter early.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Goldman Sachs London investment banking summer internship open for 2027?
No London investment banking summer ad was live on Goldman’s job site when we checked on 15 October 2026. Goldman has not said why. Check higher.gs.com before you plan.Check higher.gs.com to see if the London ad is live. Goldman’s advert gives 31 October 2026 as the end of its window, and ads can come down sooner.Goldman’s advert gave 31 October 2026 as the end of its window.
When is the Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst deadline for 2027?
Goldman’s advert gives 15 August to 31 October 2026 for the Summer Analyst programme, with no closing time. Review is rolling, so ads can come down before 31 October.Goldman’s advert gave 15 August to 31 October 2026 for the Summer Analyst programme, with no closing time. Review was rolling, so ads could come down sooner.
How many Goldman Sachs applications can I make?
Four a year across all of Goldman. Each business and city counts as one. A fifth application is withdrawn automatically.
Is there an online test for Goldman Sachs investment banking?
Goldman names none for investment banking. The first screen is a HireVue video interview of about 30 minutes. Only Engineering applicants take a HackerRank test.
What happens at a Goldman Sachs Superday?
Goldman says it typically holds two to five interviews for campus hires, depending on the division. You meet people you could work with. The London format is not published.
Do I need a finance degree for Goldman Sachs investment banking?
No. Goldman says it recruits from all academic backgrounds. The Summer Analyst programme is for Bachelors or Masters students in their penultimate or final year.
Does Goldman Sachs sponsor visas for investment banking interns?
Our reading: Goldman’s ads do not mention visa sponsorship. Do not assume this role is sponsored, so ask Goldman before you apply.
