GIR Spring Intern Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    3.6

    About You

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

    • Hard work (unfortunate timing, right before exams!), but an amazing experience

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Treated like an employee

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

    • Could ask anyone and they were super helpful. HCM always available too.

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

    • Definitely give me a great insight to what a job there would be like.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Always knew what we were supposed to be doing, great amount of time spent on everything

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

    • Depended which division you were in I think

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • 2 day training session but help from lots of other staff members

    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?

    • Great understanding, emulated what they do

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

    • Cleared up a lot of rumours

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Helped everyone make a decision on whether Goldman Sachs is for them

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • £400/week plus travel there and back

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

    • Many events, interns only networking too

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

    • Better than at other banks

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, but never saw/experience employees doing this or talking about it

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Only to a friend who was already focused on IB and very driven

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2013

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