Spring Intern Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

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Rating

4.9/5
  • About You
    5.0
  • The Company
    5.0
  • Everything Else
    4.6

    About You

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

    • Incredible experience. Variety of tasks and a lot of contact to employees.

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

    • Employees took a lot of time talking to everyone of us during desk rotations and presentations.

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

    • Scheduled session but also free time to organize desk rotations yourself. Guidance/support available at all times.

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

    • Technicals not relevant to my degree but presentation and communication skills very valuable.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Good balance between scheduled sessions and free time to work on projects and visit other desks.

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

    • Very supportive group. Didn't feel like a competition at all.

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

    • May partners/MDs talking to us, many training session.

    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?

    • Spent most of the day on the desks and hence got a very good insight into full time role.

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

    • Contact with employees at all times and helped a lot in understanding the culture.

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

    • Extremely valuable as everybody was very helpful in trying to figure out what role/desk fits your skills best.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • 400 pounds per week plus reimbursement of travel expenses.

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

    • Firm wide networking events with Spring Interns from all divisions and contact with employees on the floor during the entire day.

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

    • Day was very full, networking/social events mainly through two networking events held after work.

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

    • Presentations on this topic as well as during networking opportunities.

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

    • Incredible experience. I would recommend it to anyone!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

May 2013

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