intern Review

by Goldman Sachs Group

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Rating

4.8/5
  • About You
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.8
  • Everything Else
    4.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I simply loved it, in particular the lunch/breakfast networking event which have been essential to have closer relationship with company's employees who have given a deep and personal opinion on the firm's environment and functioning.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • 5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Taking in consideration all the work that the analysts and the other people have to do every day they managed to find the time to be incredibly useful and supportive.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The training lasted only one day but it covered a lot of topics enabling everybody to understand and participate to the case studies and to the other events.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • I think it was pretty well structured even though the schedule was very intense and there wasn't much time to make questions to the speakers during the presentations.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • The atmosphere was really friendly and welcoming during the networking events and it was really professional during presentations and training.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • It invested a lot considering the duration of the program (almost two weeks) and the training it gave us

    5/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • For legal and practical reasons it has been impossible to have access to some areas in the building and see people at work, but anyway the close relationship with the employees gave us a good understanding of how the firm works and of how their employees live their lifes.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • All the program was focused on the firm's culture

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I think it has been really useful as we did a bit of everything and we talked with people from each team who explained us in a very detailed way how do they work and what they do in the firm.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • They paid us and reimbursed all the travel expenses and the accomodation (in a beautiful hotel)


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • There were almost daily networking event with employees in different teams and positions.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • 5/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • 5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015


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