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Goldman Sachs Research Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Goldman Sachs Research Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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StrategyStart here. 15 questions · ~120 min
Staying Current on Industry TrendsEasy
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A practical approach for tracking industry trends, competitor moves, and market changes in a way that informs strategy decisions.

EstimationCompetitive AnalysisGrowth StrategyGoldman Sachs
Recommend or Short a Followed StockMedium
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Tests your ability to build a relative-value thesis and defend it with comparative analysis.

Business AcumenCompetitive AnalysisValue PropositionGoldman Sachs
Multiples by Industry TypeMedium
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Tests your judgment on multiple selection based on business models and risk profiles.

Valuationindustry trendsBusiness AcumenGoldman Sachs
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Statistics & Probability13 questions · ~104 min
Optimize Portfolio With Partial DerivativesHard
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Tests your ability to use calculus for constrained optimization in portfolio contexts.

optimizationGoldman Sachs
Complex Expected Coin TossesHard
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Tests advanced probability and your ability to reason through expected value problems.

probabilityExpected ValueConditional ProbabilityGoldman Sachs
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors ProofHard
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Tests your mathematical maturity and ability to explain core linear algebra concepts.

linear algebraGoldman Sachs
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Behavioral & Leadership19 questions · ~152 min
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More topics2 questions · ~16 min
Stock Recommendation RationaleMedium
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Tests your ability to justify a stock recommendation with clear, evidence-based reasoning.

AnalysisGoldman Sachs
Enterprise vs Equity ValueMedium
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Tests your understanding of capital structure adjustments and valuation math.

Valuationequity valuefinancial dataGoldman Sachs

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7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
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Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsMetaSpotifyMeta IT
Consecutive Monthly Purchases SQLMedium
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Identify Goldman Sachs customers with purchases in consecutive calendar months using month normalization and LAG.

Window FunctionsSubqueriesLag/LeadGoldman Sachs
SQL for Top 3 ProductsMedium
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Use joins, aggregation, and ROW_NUMBER to find the top three Goldman Sachs products by revenue in each category.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRankingGoldman Sachs
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