Goldman Sachs

Private Wealth Management Intern

June - August 2018 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

Exposure to various different investments, access to the firm's broad resources

What I wish was different

I wish there wasn't a 12 hour limit for hours in the office (it's a loose limit). There is a huge benefit to having more time to further learn the company's resources and complete tasks more fully.

Advice

It is a great internship if you are interested in finance but don't know what exactly you want to do.

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Securities Summer Analyst

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

The network and people at the firm were fantastic. The rotational structure offered multiple opportunities to learn about the entire division.

What I wish was different

I can't think of anything

Advice

Prepare with general market information and reach out to alumni

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Human Capital Management Intern

May - August 2018 • Salt Lake City, UT

What I liked

I loved the opportunity to network with extremely intelligent, motivated, and qualified employees. I enjoyed working on projects with full-time employees that have a meaningful impact on the future of the firm. The mentoring was wonderful and I am excited to have received a full-time offer. Compensation was very competitive.

What I wish was different

I wish it could have been longer.

Advice

Working at a large firm that knows what they are doing is extremely beneficial. UVU students shouldn't be scared to apply to competitive internships. I believe a key factor in obtaining the internship was my course work and my previous internship.

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Analyst (Investment Banking)

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

You have to prep a lot on your own to prepare for interviews!

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Investment Banking Summer Analyst

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

This was one of the best internship experiences I've had in college. I really liked the firm's culture of excellence and focus on people, tangible work over the summer that was actually reflective of what analysts do, and well-structured 10 week program

What I wish was different

Even though I felt like the program was mostly representative of the analyst experience, it still felt like there were things I wasn't able to learn in my 10 weeks that make me a little apprehensive about the full-time experience

Advice

Take in as much as you can over the summer and critically think about your own experience. Even though most people obviously want to receive a return offer, I thought it was really important to evaluate if it was a job I actually wanted, work I liked, and a team I wanted to be with

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Summer Analyst

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Really great network of people, including Penn alums Great balance between working on individual skills and non-work related workshops and talks

What I wish was different

Advice

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Investment Banking Summer Analyst

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I was surrounded by exceptionally smart, kind, and interesting people and given real responsibility on major M&A transactions as I learnedly very quickly on the job. It was an environment where I felt fully respected and was given substantial exposure to very senior professionals and surrounded by generous analysts willing to teach.

What I wish was different

Advice

Start recruiting early, meet industry professionals in many different roles because there is so much more than investment banking in finance and it certainly isn’t for everyone, be kind to EVERYONE, triple-check work before sending, say thank you very frequently.

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Intern

May - August 2018 • Dallas, TX

What I liked

I loved how the internship was an inclusive experience and I learned how the corporate world functions in the global economy.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Summer Analyst (Investment Banking)

May - August 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

Great deal flow and interesting deal composition

What I wish was different

Wish I had a chance to meet with management of a company we were working with.

Advice

Approach with the assumption that you are all in for your job, so you will not be disappointed by the commitment you make to the firm.

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Analyst

May - August 2017 • Jersey City, NJ

What I liked

The people and the culture

What I wish was different

Networked more

Advice

Be social

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Securities Summer Analyst

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Rigor, competitiveness, learning environment

What I wish was different

Less hours, more guidance for tasks

Advice

Be open and always have a back-up plan

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Investment Banking Analyst Intern

May - August 2018 • Salt Lake City, UT

What I liked

I liked the opportunity to learn more about banking and have hands-on experiences working with other analysts and actual companies. The pay was good, and they gave us a company credit card that we could use for dinner every night, if we stayed late enough.

What I wish was different

The hours were horrendous. Interns worked between 80-120 hours a week, and that's common for actual analysts, as well. Even when you got home, you had a downloaded app on your phone that updated you with emails that had attached work that still needed to be finished, even if you just worked a 17 hour day. You had to be accessible and able to work 24/7.

Advice

Take accounting, finance, and especially Excel classes! You need background knowledge in all of these areas, and those who were proficient at Excel did very well and had a shorter learning curve than the rest of the group.

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Operations Intern

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I really liked the culture of the firm and am excited to go back (in a different role). I had lots of opportunities to network and find my way to a division that was more my fit. Every deliverable I had was engaging and a value add to my team, but was able to work at my own pace and take responsibility for managing my time. Overall, the firm runs a very organized and worthwhile internship program that I would definitely recommend.

What I wish was different

I personally didn't like the group that I was in for the summer, and found that often I raced through my work and had a ton of free time--even when asking for more work. I'd definitely recommend proactively taking on assignments and communicating with your manager projects that you might be interested in taking on.

Advice

Be sure to leverage the connections you make over the summer, but also to leverage your Penn network. While I was at the firm I made an extensive spreadsheet of Penn alumni to reach out to over the summer, and that became my biggest resource for networking.

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Software Engineering Intern

June - August 2021 • New York City, NY

What I liked

The people were amazing.

What I wish was different

I wish I was on a different team/project. I didn't really find my work interesting and I didn't have really any input on my project. The one good thing about my project was the complexity was pretty high for an intern.

Advice

Don't be afraid to ask many questions. At first I would get stuck on something way to long before asking for help.

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Summer Technology Analyst

May - August 2018 • Jersey City, NJ

What I liked

Good experience

What I wish was different

n/a

Advice

Apply to internships early

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Operations Summer Analyst

May - August 2019 • Salt Lake City, UT

What I liked

I really enjoyed learning from a wide range of professionals in such a dynamic environment. I gained a lot of new technical skills while also expanding my own personal network and knowledge of financial markets.

What I wish was different

I wish that there had been more thorough training at the beginning of the internship. I also wish that the intern project for the summer had been more clearly outlined from the start.

Advice

The summer analyst position is a great opportunity to not only gain a greater understanding of what your specific team does, but also of other Goldman Sachs teams and functions. I really enjoyed getting to know people on other teams and in different divisions to learn more about how the firm functions as a whole. Through talking with people in different divisions throughout the summer, I was able to gain a better understanding of what division I felt would be the best fit for me for a full-time position as well.

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Operations Analyst

May - August 2018 • Salt Lake City, UT

What I liked

Experience, Pay

What I wish was different

Department I worked in

Advice

Network early, network hard

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Data Analytics Intern

May - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

The overall work environment, people, events, and resources

What I wish was different

More interesting work and better team environment

Advice

Be humble, get feedback and make actionable change, and put yourself out there. Meet as many people as possible and don't be afraid to ask simple questions.

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Summer Analyst

May - August 2018 • Dallas, TX

What I liked

Working with subject-matter experts and getting the opportunity to learn from experiences professionals. The responsibility given to the interns definitely made us feel valued as employees and the dynamic workflow kept us challenged throughout the course of the summer.