Does anyone know about the LA office of GS? What groups the office houses? Culture? Schools the office focuses recruiting efforts at? Exit opps, etc?
From my understanding, they have TMT (primarily focusing on media), industrials, healthcare, and FIG groups in the office. Outside of that, I don't know too much about the office itself.
If anyone can provide more color, it would be much appreciated. As always, thanks.
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GS FIG LA (Originally Posted: 11/15/2009)
Does anyone know anything about GS's FIG group in LA? I know that GS FIG is a top group on the street, but is FIG LA also up there.. or are they substantially below FIG NY? Heard the hours are better than NY, but wondering if the non-core location is worth it.
well what are your other options?
it isnt very difficult to transfer locations after a year or two
Definitely interview dude. It's worth it. Also, yeah they prob had ppl deny their offers but who cares.
GS/MS LA (Originally Posted: 05/01/2011)
What are the main differences between GS and MS in LA in terms of culture, lifestyle, pay, etc?
Do you have a choice between the two? I think GS LA is supposed to have slightly better exit opps. Culture/lifestyle depends largely on the groups, no?
Goldman LA? (Originally Posted: 03/06/2010)
I just got an email from a recruiter at Goldman asking me if I was interested in SA interviewing with their LA office.
I have an exploding offer from a BB and a few boutiques in NYC in the next week or two.
How should I go about this? Personally, this sends the signal to me that they didn't have enough people to fill the class in LA so late in the recruiting season. I'm also not positive as to the groups they have there. TMT for sure, and M&A? Any insight would be great.
Thanks guys, -S
GS LA Recruiting Event (Originally Posted: 07/22/2010)
Just spoke with a contact with GS and he said they recently had a LA recruiting event. Did anyone go to this? If so, how was it? I had not heard of an LA event for the summer
it's on their website. they have it for houston, SF and NY too. Tonight is the SF event
Thanks
Are there any other BBs that are doing summer recruiting events?
had a buddy at MS LA a couple of years ago, he got a bunch of offers up and down the pe food chain and ended up at a mega fund. i'm pretty sure he liked it there. had another buddy at GS and he didn't like the culture and said it was stuffy. granted this is a couple of years ago so things may have changed.
nice office
..... GS doesn't have product groups buddy. And i don't think they have TMT out of LA for all i know. Last thing I heard is that they have a FIG group there. And also, just email the recruiter, get the answer, and then tell us more info too.
is anyone going to the SF one?
had a buddy at MS LA a couple of years ago, he got a bunch of offers up and down the pe food chain and ended up at a mega fund. i'm pretty sure he liked it there. had another buddy at GS and he didn't like the culture and said it was stuffy. granted this is a couple of years ago so things may have changed.
there are also a few consumer guys out in la
Does anyone know where the SF event is at?
You have nothing to lose by interviewing. But other BB's in NYC > Goldman LA if you want to work in NYC FT. Where are your other offers?
those of you who had friends working in MS/GS in LA, did they try for the LA office or were they placed there out of randomness/closeness to their college?
There is a FIG team in LA as well...
it's at a restaurant disclosed to selected participants only...
ucla kids
TMT's in NYC and SF. None in LA that I know of.
so not only do they not actively promote the event, but it isn't even for general admission? what kind of recruiting infosession is this?
man, im screwed at NYU lol. I'll never see my family again
you submit your resume online, and they pick a handful of kids they think are prospects and network in a more close knit setting..
Thanks for the info guys, keep them coming.
Depends on what your other offers are, and what your longer term goals are (e.g. if you prefer west coast vs nyc).
I have heard that GS LA, particularly FIG there has placed well in PE.
i imagine it'd be similar to the UBS LA recruiting events they used to have... you submit your resume and the pick you to come in for a presentation + networking/Q's at the end.
Bump
Media (the M part of TMT) is in LA.
but how did they get the word out in the first place? I just found out after reading it here and I'd imagine only people with connections with GS would have known about it earlier. Thus it's not so much the top prospects as it is people in the GS network.
They have a healthcare group. Analysts work out of a big pool so you work on a bunch of different kinds of deals
USC undergrads were allowed to submit their resume and a select few were picked to attend the "private" info session in LA and SF.
So if SC is one of the West Coast targets, then I'm sure Stanford, Cal, and UCLA all got the invitation as well.
It amazes me how many kids post misleading or flat out wrong advice on this board. If you don't know what you're talking about then plz dont post at all.
GS LA currently consists of two groups, FIG and CRG. Of those, FIG has the stronger deal flow and exit ops, and frequently places into top PE on the West Coast (SLP, Oak Tree, etc.).
There is NO TMT or Healthcare team in LA... there used to be communications/media guys but they got axed during the financial crisis. The office itself used to be quite large but has been reduced to less than half its original size since the crisis hit. Since things are better now they are talking about building back up.
That said... it is one of the top LA offices in terms of exit ops, in a large part due to the brand name. It is harder to exit to the East Coast... but they have access to all of the top megafunds in SF/LA.
Hope this was helpful.
CRG = Consumer and Retail Group?
Thanks for the info.
From a buddy of mine in SF TMT: "there are no junior TMT people in LA. A few partners, but that's only because they're partners and want to live in LA." He also said the LA office got hammered after the crisis - 40% fired, 20% transferred to other offices. I'd stay away from GS LA if I had the option.
Interesting. I can't find anything on the Cal Career site with regards to any summer recruiting events.
its not there anymore. it was there for like 4/5 days.
i have a networking session with them tomorrow...
am i to assume that this could be a way for them to see if they would want to interview anyone this late in the game to see for potential summer analysts?
or just an early way to meet new students for FT recruitment? im a junior btw so i dnt think this would be a way to meet potential candidates for NEXT years SA...
thoughts? also any clarification on what industry groups they have would help, as some are saying TMT ?, healthcare ? FIG?
thanks
i went. good event. 10 bankers, 10 candidates.
I should've gone to the LA event. The SF event had many many more candidates.
I bet GS Bankers are the biggest celebs in LA, cause its GOLDMAN, right? Didn't they cameo on Entourage?
so is it posted in the CalJobs portion, or in the Events section? Also, is there a way you narrow down useless postings? I'm sick of running a specific query only to have one field not specified by HR and consequently not finding the right post.
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