Goldman Sachs

Programmes and entry

• FICC and Equities Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6, 4 years) · BSc Applied Finance, Queen Mary University of London · London
• Engineering Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6, 4 years) · BSc Digital and Technology Solutions, Queen Mary (London) or University of Warwick (Birmingham) · London, Birmingham
• Operations Degree Apprenticeship (2025 cycle; not listed on the current official 2027 page) (Level 6) · Finance & Investment (prep-site description) · London

Not stated on the official page. Prep site: FICC often AAA with A-level Maths; Engineering typically ABB; Operations ABB. Treat as unofficial. One 2025 candidate applied with 37 IB points. · Students looking to start an undergraduate degree in September 2027 (official). Start September; salary GBP 24k-40k is a prep-site range. source

Opens 2027 entry: applications open Autumn 2026 (official). 2025 cycle: opened around August-September 2024 and ran to early January 2025 per prep sites. · closes Early January (prep site); applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. · rolling (apply early) · 2025 cycle: Goldman processed applicants in batches per division (a current apprentice relayed that apprentices had complained of slowness, with some offers as late as May). Applicants from September received HireVue invites around the turn of the year; later batches had Superdays in February and March. Applying in mid-September still landed some candidates in the first FICC batch; applying late October or early November could still get a HireVue (Operations/FICC). Status updates come at application, in-season and at the end of season. source

Video interview

One-way HireVue of ~30 minutes (official); 5-6 questions with 30 seconds to prepare and 2 minutes to answer, no retakes (prep sites). A combined Operations and FICC interview was reported in 2025.

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Final interview

Superday of two to five interviews (official). DA-specific report: three interviews at ~30 minutes in London; CV, experience and logical reasoning. More technical than the HireVue for FICC.

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Values they assess against

Partnership · Client service · Integrity · Excellence

Questions candidates report

• HireVue video interview: Why Goldman Sachs? (specifically, not why investment banking) Single report source
• HireVue video interview: Why technology? (Engineering) Single report source
• HireVue video interview: FICC-specific question appeared in a combined Operations/FICC HireVue; candidates found it difficult and some questions were worded oddly. Several candidate reports source
• Superday: When was the last time you showed teamwork skills? (strengths/behavioural style) Single report source
• Superday: Questions on CV, previous experience, and a logical reasoning question. Single report source

Advice for this firm

• Apply for FICC and Engineering early in the window (Autumn 2026 for 2027 entry); Goldman processes in batches, so do not read silence as rejection.
• Treat the HireVue as the real screen: 30 seconds prep and 2 minutes per answer with no retakes; rehearse out loud with a timer.
• For FICC, be ready for a technical question in the HireVue; know what FICC does (rates, FX, credit, commodities) and one recent market story.
• For Engineering, practise HackerRank-style coding; it is an official stage.
• Expect a decision months later: some 2025 offers came in May; meanwhile keep other DA applications alive.
• Expect the Superday to be in person (London/Birmingham) with 2-5 interviews; prepare a CV walkthrough and a live logical puzzle.
• Hit all four values (partnership, client service, integrity, excellence) with specific examples, not generic prestige.

Not verified

• Official A-level/UCAS entry requirements for 2027 entry (AAA/A-level Maths claim is from a prep site).
• Verbatim HireVue and Superday questions for the DA route: Glassdoor and r/UKApprenticeships pages could not be read; HireVue question examples come from a prep site, not candidates.
• Whether an Operations DA exists for 2027 (current official page lists only FICC and Equities and Engineering).
• Exact Superday length/format for DA (only one prep-site report of three ~30-minute interviews).
• Official statement of Goldman's values for early careers (values from the firm's published core values via aggregator pages; GS site blocked).
• Actual timings of the 2026-27 cycle batches.