r/goldmansachs

Got a verbal offer from Goldman Sachs. The recruiter said the hiring could be for 2027, so the start date is a few months out. I haven’t seen anything in writing yet.

Has anyone been in a similar spot? A few questions:

• How common is it for a verbal offer to get pulled before the written one arrives?
• Does a delayed start date raise the risk of the offer being rescinded?
• Is it okay to ask the recruiter for a timeline on the written offer, or does that come across as pushy?
• Would you keep interviewing in the meantime?

Not planning to resign or turn anything else down until it’s official. Just want to hear from people who’ve been through it.

Hi everyone,
I have two offers with almost the same salary. One is in Chennai, where I already have accommodation, and the other is through Zenandart on a third-party payroll, with Goldman Sachs as the client in Bangalore.
I have 4.2 years of experience in Linux administration and want to move towards DevOps and cloud.
My questions are:
Will Goldman Sachs client experience add value to my resume if I switch after one year?
Is there a realistic chance of getting converted to a permanent Goldman Sachs employee?
Considering Bangalore’s living expenses, is relocating worth it when the salary is the same?
Would appreciate advice from anyone who has worked at Goldman Sachs through a third-party payroll. Thanks!

is it worth it? i dont have any other job offers, have been applying since april

Location: London. VP position.

My interview was completed late August (1.5 hr, 3 back to back interviews). Sent two emails following up with HCM after few weeks, no response. Portal shows “interview complete”. It has now been 7 weeks in so I don’t have much hope, but out of curiosity will I ever receive a rejection email? I would like to hear feedback from the interviews, would it be better if I contact the interviewers directly, rather than emailing HCM?

Given it’s that of the year where layoffs happen, does anyone know if back office roles get garden leave as well in the US? Or is it just severance for them? And does that severance happen immediately?

What are the annual pay rise like at GS, excluding anything like promotions or lateral move ?

Hi everyone, I’m supposed to join Goldman Sachs as a contingent worker through a well-known staffing firm in the Salt Lake City office.

Everything was going normally. I interviewed with the GS team, was selected, received the offer, and my Sterling background check was completed.

I also completed the GS onboarding and received my GS login details, SSO/authentication codes, online orientation information, and other onboarding details.

My start date was supposed to be Monday, September 21. On Friday morning, I received all my Day 1 details from GS, including the reporting time, SLC office location, and my point of contact.

Then on Friday evening, my recruiter from the staffing firm called me and told me not to report on Monday because the client had postponed the start date due to an internal process. They said they would let me know once they had a new date.

I followed up with the staffing firm afterward, and the manager told me that the client was still completing a few additional checks and that they were waiting for a final update before confirming the new start date.

Has anyone else had something like this happen with Goldman Sachs?

I'm mainly wondering if it's common for GS to postpone someone's start date at the very last minute, even after the background check is completed and GS has already sent the login/SSO details, authentication information, online orientation, reporting time, office location, and point of contact, and then have some additional checks pending.

Just trying to understand if this happens sometimes with GS contingent roles or if it's unusual. Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced something similar.

What are downsides to applying as a freshman to the emerging leader series? Think I am decently competitive for the program and want to shoot my shot. Do I lose anything by larping grad year because it's super common for internships anyway I'm guessing.