Vice President - Technology Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
I received an email from a recruiter and was scheduled for a telephonic interview with the team.
Overall, the interview process was smooth. It was a medium-level difficulty interview. The interviewer was very friendly, and I believe I did well. However, it seems the interviewer didn't think so.
The only disturbing fact was the dead silence after the interview. Despite sending two follow-up emails, there has been no response from the recruiter. If they have decided to reject me, it would have been better if they had informed me.
If anyone in Goldman HR is reading, I would suggest finding a subtle way to say that it will take more time, or something else. I guess people will understand and it might also protect them.
I normally don't write reviews, but...
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Goldman Sachs Vice President - Technology role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Goldman Sachs's interview process for their Vice President - Technology roles in New York, New York is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Goldman Sachs's Vice President - Technology interview process in New York, New York.
Goldman Sachs Work Experiences
- 3.0Talented Team, Bureaucratic ProcessVice President - Technology • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 21, 2016Pros: Very talented people around. Lot of learning opportunities.Cons: Too much bureaucracy and process. Need to remove the layers.
- 2.0GS Technology is on a downward spiral - stay away.Vice President - Technology • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 13, 2015Pros: Great training program for new grads. They hire smart people (mostly). Lots of different problems to solve. Internal platforms and other standardizations make development easier. It's still good to have on your resume. They are hiring like crazy (because so many technologists are leaving).Cons: With smarts comes arrogance. This isn't unique to GS, but wow, is it a lot. Poor equipment. No large screen monitors. We have 10-year-old small 1280x1024 monitors! It's difficult to work on those things. Many managers are not technical. It's gotten worse over time, and it's at its worst now. Forced ranking system: 1-5. Only 1 and 2 get bonuses. The policy is to screw everyone else so they leave on their own volition. They cannot keep new hires from college. 90% of the "NAPAs" from two years ago have already left. Smart people are leaving in droves. Most good managers have left in the past two years, and hundreds of great technologists have fled. This is not an exaggeration. So many people have left; many teams are down to bare bones, and that is a dangerous situation.
- 5.0Amazing Company with lots of perks, personal growth, and the ability to learn from a great pool of highly talented workforceVice President - Technology • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 29, 2014Pros: Great culture and teamwork, lots of upward mobility, and amazing in-house education to learn and move up.Cons: Long hours, demanding work, high stress, high reward.
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