Summer Analyst Strategist Review
at Goldman Sachs Group
Internship (1 Month+)
Research, Finance, Engineering
London
Review Submitted: September 2023
Overall Rating
4.7 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Worked on projects related to the equities global market division, involving mainly market microstucture knowledge my manager introduced me at the beginning of the summer.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I worked on projects my whole team was waiting for to see the results as well as on side projects.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
New skills are market microstructure, algorithmic execution. I also developed my existing skills in Python and SQL.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of guidance from my manager as well as from the different people I talked with on the trading floor.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Culture of communications and network, there are always occasions to meet people firmwide all during those 10 weeks.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Interesting and insightful, this gave me a good vision of what it is like to work on a trading floor.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Goldman Sachs Group
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Goldman Sachs Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Goldman Sachs Group
Be yourself and learn about the firm culture
