Technical Analyst Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Tough to start with, but really settled in and was lucky to be working on some great projects

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

    • Worked with an amazing team of people, an made some great friends

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

    • Management always supportive and helpful throughout

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

    • Busy but not too busy, work load throughout the placement could have been a little more evenly spread but otherwise great

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

    • Worked on really important projects and loved it!

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

    • Not so much skills for the degree, but skills for life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Depends where you are on the floor, sometimes very loud and other times quiet, but always plenty of people to talk to about your experiences and problems

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

    • Pretty good. Very helpful HR team with a number of interesting projects outside of your day to day work

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Couldn't ask for more. Constant never ending training opportunities on every topic you could wish for

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would love to go back!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Spot on - great group of people. Shame it was so expensive in London

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

    • Very expensive exclusive London prices, particularly for food.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • A few nice bars and pubs but you had to travel a little to find the clubs - which were very expensive. As expected for central London though.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not really anything that wasn't organised amongst other placement students

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Logistics and Operations

London

August 2012

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