Spring Intern Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

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Rating

4.8/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.8
  • Everything Else
    4.6

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Intense, but incredibly interesting. The time flew by.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Friendliest people I've ever met. Everyone I emailed made time to sit down for coffee with me, and was extremely empathetic and understanding when I had a limited knowledge of the firm and what they did.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Buddy system was brilliant. Having a dedicated point of contact who really cared about your experience was amazing.

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not useful for my degree, however for life they were invaluable. Presentation skills, interview skills, networking skills as well as more technical skills.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Brilliant. Just enough desk time, with wonderful opportunities for us to schedule our own time and choose what we did during the day. Also, infrequent talks were very useful and helped to organise the day.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Intense, but engaging, interesting.

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Interview skills and presentation skills sessions were provided/

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Mostly work shadowing.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Met most of my department so got a feeling for what it would be like to work here.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Work shadowing was invaluable.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Salary was very good.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Sat with my team for 2 weeks, open plan offices make meeting people easy.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • We got candyfloss on the last day.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • We had a presentation on those opportunities/

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Wonderful experience.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

April 2013

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