The process began with an initial one-hour phone interview with an Executive Director. This interview primarily involved a review of my CV and a few technical questions. I was also given an overview of the role and the team.

No "What do you know about Goldman? Why do you want to work here? Why are you moving on?" style questions were asked.

Within about one week, I was called in for an onsite interview. This consisted of five one-hour interviews, with a one-hour break between the second and third interviews.

Each interview had two interviewers. Some interviewers were local, and some joined remotely via video conference. Some were directly part of the team, while others were more loosely aligned.

These interviews focused on in-depth technical questions directly relating to the role or items from my CV. In five hours of interviewing, I was not asked a single question about Goldman. The only sort of non-technical question I received was along the lines of, "What was your worst mistake at work?"

What was your worst mistake at work?