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The 2018 Spring Internship program at Goldman Sachs is by far the highlight of my year. The 2-week program was amazingly structured to make every session very fulfilling and insightful.

During the duration of the program I felt like a full time employee. Everybody in my team treated me as though I was a very important contributor to what they do. The flat organization structure made it easy to interact with very senior people and learn from them, which I don't find in many organizations. I felt that I belonged.

The amount of opportunities to learn within that short time was enormous. The people are nice and would never say no to the coffee. My team gave me the opportunity to learn how they actually work just to get an idea of how they fit within the firm. The open-door policy allowed me to seek for help as and when necessary.

Even though I haven't returned to the university yet, I now have a broad understanding of how the financial markets work and additionally I have gained a deeper insight into Investing banking operates which I believe will significantly help me in my Finance courses at School.

The program had an outline which was handed over to us on the first day. It basically spells out the times of the daily sessions and so at every point in time you know where to go and what to do.

The atmosphere was fast paced and deadline driven. Since the span of the internship was short, the atmosphere had the spirit of urgency because we had a lot to do in that short period of time.

The entire program was a big training day. Resources were committed in every step of the way to ensure that interns have adequate insight into what Goldman Sachs does, its culture and the skills needed to succeed in the financial industry. The firm devoted an entire team from Human Resource Management professionals to provide requisite training and development and support throughout the internship. Senior people also took some time off their busy schedules to provide insights into how the firm works.

The program was designed to give interns a gist of how working as a full-time employee at Goldman Sachs looks like. Therefore, in that regard it was very helpful. Apart from different talks by senior employees, you get to be placed in a team that does real work and so it gives you a glimpse of how a typical day in the life of a full-time employee at Goldman Sachs looks like.

The culture of Goldman Sachs is the people, which is the very lifeblood of its entire business model. Different sessions were organized to make sure that interns assimilate the philosophies and the corporate culture, but personally the opportunities for interacting with virtually everybody helped me to better understand the culture of the firm.

The different training sessions we had and the desk time opportunities gave me a fair idea of how investment banking fits into the grand picture of the financial industry. Due to the exposure to other divisions and the work they do, I identified my where exactly my skill set fits and that helped me make a decision on my future career path.

There were numerous opportunities to network and meet virtually everybody irrespective of their ranks and position. Several networking events were organized to provide avenues where people could share ideas, learn from each other and thrive.

They were well organized and appropriately structured, in that they facilitated interactions with all other employees.

I got to learn a lot about what people do when they are not at their desks working, which was very interesting. Much of that came from networking events and personal interactions with people. Also, a session was organized around that to give interns an understanding of how work-life balance can be seamlessly achieved.

I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who is interested in the markets, is enthusiastic, a good communicator and sees him/herself working in the investment banking industry in the long-term.