Goldman Sachs

This only applies to people who are already working in the industry (vs. brand new college recruits). I was directly contacted by a GS recruiter. It took them over 6 weeks to complete the interview process and background check! Here's a breakdown

Interesting and thorough. The first two phone screens were back to back and focused on basic Java, database, and Unix questions. There were also open-ended questions about problem-solving skills and performance tuning.

A very long process with an initial phone screening with engineers in both NY and SLC. Then, initial on-site interviews, followed by additional phone interviews with NY. Everyone, including managers, asked specific programming questions. Each step