Spring Insight Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Interesting learning new things about financial markets and Goldman as a company. Felt this week was a bit bland, effectively just a short cut onto summer internship.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Interested to get to know who I am, how I thought etc. Essentially week felt like a great big interview.

    3/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Happily answered any questions I had.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • We were given a strict well planed timetable, so we were kept quite busy. But there were plenty of opportunities to chat/network with staff and other interns.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Just an experience week, so what can you expect.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I think it was a very valuable experience for future job prospects, demonstrates I am aware and keen to experience new things. Also learnt a lot about financial industry and goldman sachs, which will be a great boon for any potential interviews.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very busy pro-active office, lots of people dashing around. We got shown the trading floor which looked hectically exhilarating.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Great timetable, got shown all the rights things. Lots of information. Good experience.

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

    • Just a case of checking that you like them and they like you. Real development will come on a summer internship, I think.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Seemed pretty positive about me at the end of week de briefing, so fingers crossed summer internship sorted.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Some were nice, some were a bit stuck up and some were boring. So typical bunch of people. So whichever group you fit into you'll find someone you like.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Its London, get used to it.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The City. Dead, in the evenings. Try going there at the weekends, like a ghost town.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • It was only a week, and very well timetabled. Didn't really need any extra socialising time. Plus its revision time, so we were all focusing on that.

    2/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking, Computer Systems Engineering, Information Technology

London

April 2011

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