Goldman Sachs — Investment Banking Summer Analyst

Summer Internship · Investment Banking · IBD, coverage and product groups

Status

Closed

Location

New York, NY

Level

Internship

Deadline

15 June 2026

Status checked against the firm's careers feed — last synced 9 October 2026.

Key details

Applications open: 1 March 2026
Application deadline: 15 June 2026
Cover letter: Required — see our investment banking cover letter guide.
Visa sponsorship: Listed as available for this programme. Eligibility is normally set per vacancy and per location, so confirm the wording on the listing.
Process: OA→HireVue→Superday

How to prepare for this one

Internship processes at this level test technical fundamentals, structured communication and firm-specific motivation.

Lev sits on a three-legged stool whose legs are marked technicals, structure and why this firm. The last leg is short, leaving a gap marked the gap, and the stool is tipping. — Three legs are tested. The strongest two do not hold up the stool on their own.

Practise it, don't just read it

Free, no sign-up, and short enough to finish before you submit.

Paper LBO Trainer8 minA fresh deal every time. Solve MOIC and IRR in your head, check the worked math, and see a returns waterfall break it down.Capital Stack Challenge15 minFinance a real buyout. Size the revolver, term loans, notes, PIK and equity against the lender caps of the day, hold the structure through a shock, then see how the sponsor actually did it, with every figure linked to the filing.

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Integrated three-statement model45 minThe operating model everything else sits on Discounted cash flow model40 minUnlevered free cash flow to a share price

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Company ProfileFreeCompany one-pager (profile page inputs)About 25 min of your time Meeting PrepFreeMeeting brief: company, people, agenda, questionsAbout 30 min of your time Comps Set BuilderFreeComps universe table + inclusion rationaleAbout 30 min of your time

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