GSAM Reputation/Culture/Pay/Exit Opps

What is the reputation of Goldman Sachs CIMD, specifically GSAM? How is the culture, pay, opportunities to exit, internal mobility? How would you compare this career path to IB? Would Upper MM IB or lower tier BB IB be a better option compared to GSAM?

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You're gonna need to narrow this down, GSAM is huge and there is a ton of variation within the group when it comes to culture/pay/exit ops

 

I wouldn't make your decision solely based on those factors, but I'd say generally speaking the investment teams within AIMS (private equity, fundamental equity/hedge funds, and real estate) tend to have fairly strong exit opps.

 
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Yes it’s buy side, and a lot of people choose to stay. I think in the long run, the economics ie carry and profit sharing aren’t as attractive in an AM group within a bank as in a standalone AM, hedge fund, or PE fund.

 

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