Summer Analyst Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the firm - It was a very well structured/organised internship. I feel I was able to learn lots about the role in investment management as well as gain a deeper understanding of the company culture. Overall, I felt I made good use of my 10 weeks.

I felt very valued by the team/my work colleagues. They were approachable and set out time to sit down with me whenever I wanted to ask a question - they really want you to succeed! It was relatively easy to contact other people in the firm from other divisions too.

There is a lot of guidance given to you and there are many people available on the floor to help you with work/projects if you get stuck. However, your supervisor tends to be very busy so it is not always possible to ask them for one to one help specifically.

I was very busy! Your calendar gets filled up with lots of meetings and networking events, but it is all worth it! You will never be bored during the course of the internship - the firm ensures that there is always somewhere for you to be/someone for you to meet up with!

I feel that I was given a great deal of responsibility - the firm truly values your input and your ideas, and hence they allocate you with a great deal of independent work to reveal your capabilities. I felt that this really was a chance for me to shine/show my talents!

For me, I don't think I acquired many skills relevant to the academics of my degree, however, the intership teaches you great discipline and organisational skills which are vital to all parts of life in general. It gives you a good insight into whether you want to work in investment management in the future!

The internship at GS is so highly sought after because it is so well-structured. I could tell that there was a lot of planning that went into the whole scheme, and there is much flexibility and scope for you to find a place in the firm that best suits you.

There is a chance for every intern to receive a full time offer after the internship - of course, if the firm likes you and you like the firm. In this way, it is a 2 way interview between Goldman Sachs and yourself. I am not aware of the success rate.

There was a very good social scene amongst the fellow interns - the firm organises many networking events which give you a chance to meet other people on the floor, and there are many divisional events which give you a chance to meet other interns. There are also many team challenges.

I think there were quite a few chances to get involved in extra-curricular activities outside of work (the firm organised a few sessions regarding these extra-curricular activities), however, I did not engage in many - you find that the internship is very demanding and your day gets booked up quickly!