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Investment Banking Analyst Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Intensive learning, people that are always willing to help you with questions. Person that is full-time employed to make sure that the work-life balance of everyone is maintained as good as possible in this profession. Next to work, many events are organised to make sure you get to know the different professions in the division and get to know enough people.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • As much as possible, my colleagues gave me work that mattered, and jobs that could teach me something important instead of giving me only grunt work. We went out for team lunches and team events to get to know each other, like a baseball event in Regent's park. The team would proactively make sure that you feel at ease, are not swamped without daring to say so as an intern and have the optimal learning experience.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Help was always there when needed. People actively made sure that interns where not on their own in difficult situations and did not stay when they didn't need to. They give you a lot of responsibility, and it is your job to ask for help or guidance. However, when asked upon it is always there.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • In summer, it is not always easy for any team to provide enough work to keep the interns busy all day. You need to ask for it but sometimes there is just nothing for you to do. However, Goldman Sachs makes sure that there are other activities like an intern challenge to make sure everyone stays busy.

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I had the opportunity to work very profoundly on one of the live deals, and after a couple of weeks I was fully immersed in the project and my analyst let me email with the client directly as he trusted my judgement. That was a very interesting experience.

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Having done 2 internships already, I have never been offered so many learning platforms and guidance to understand new concepts. I believe that the skills that I developed will show to be extremely useful in the rest of my career.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • A lot of events, people very nice to work and have an afterwork conversation with. Very good atmosphere between the interns as well. People are happy to be here.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Very transparent in whatever was going to happen, team was up to date about who was coming, assigned places etc. We where staffed on a project already the first day, staffing was very hands on. Preferences for teams are generally respected.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • We had trainings and informative sessions about everyday on all the aspects of IB. All the people where incredibly helpful and took the time to sit together with me and explain more technical concepts of the job.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised/Company Gym

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I believe my internship went fairly well and I have a strong shot at recieving an offer of one of the teams I have interned with.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
  • I meet up with my fellow interns about every weekend, and enjoy their company enormously. These are the people I want to work with. The same counts for my full time colleagues with whom I had the most interesting conversations, fun experiences and I would definitely see myself work with these people.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • London is generally expensive and Goldman Sachs is located in the heart of the city. Therefore the cost is relatively high.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • As Goldman Sachs is in the heart of the city there are plenty of options for all tastes.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • I believe this is the only thing where the working experience can be improved.

    3/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

August 2018


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