Summer Analyst Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • As a summer analyst in the sales team, I took on the role as a sales support. This includes supporting the sales people in their daily tasks. For example, you would react to client request by sending them the information they require, you would participate in client meetings and perform various tasks within the team.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I developed my existing communication skills, be it spoken or written. The same goes for Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce etc.


  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, where it is possible, I was given responsibility. Also, the more you ask for it, the more you get.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received a lot of guidance and support. Every person, no matter their level, was approachable and open to a conversation about support and guidance. Again, the more you ask for it, the more you get.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Great! It is a very open culture, i.e. everyone is approachable. Also, the environment was very supportive.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed it thoroughly.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Goldman Sachs Group
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Goldman Sachs Group to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Goldman Sachs Group
  • Demonstrate how you are different. Be creative in your application and show interpersonal skills. They want diverse and driven candidates, not a prototype who can only demonstrate good grades.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Sales, Banking

London

August 2021


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