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Goldman Sachs, IBD (graduate position)

Question:

What would you do if, after time, you found working for us boring?

Answer:

I would ask for secondment into a different business are.

Question:

Is there anything about your work, or studies, that you haven't enjoyed?

Answer:

I talked about some modules as part of my degree that I wasn't interested in.

Question:

Tell me about a time you've disagreed with team members.

Answer:

I talked about a time when I participated in a business game, running an imaginary company and had disagreements about its strategy.

Question:

Tell me about a time when you worked with someone to achieve a common goal. What was the result?

Answer:

I gave a teamwork example of working on a presentation, and how I allocated its different parts among my teammates.

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