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GS GIR doesn't do/target II or Extel rankings so can't really comment on that. No idea about culture. Base is the same as IBD. Bonus is flat in first year. I've heard either 15k or 30k pre-bump (only one of these is correct) but no idea what this numbers are for this year post-bump. 

I'd imagine hours are the same as most other ER outfits, which while largely dependent on your analyst will be 55-70 (higher in earnings season).

 

people love to shit on GS GIR on WSO, but the fact is - exits are top tier for analysts and GS has some of the largest conferences & public visibility for its lead analysts 

I'm sure the research content from e.g. Peel Hunt, Redburn, Exane are far superior & they have more knowledgeable lead analysts, but from a junior career perspective, GIR still a great place to be

also from a comp perspective - Exane is paying what, £50-60k total comp this year for new grads? whereas GS/JP/MS are on ~£110k incl. sign on... literally double 

 

Are MM pods the main destination for jr. analysts or do you also find large number of alumni at AM/LO shops? 

 

Best ranked analysts: there are (virtually) no II ranked ones, but GS doesn't target that so irrelevant. TMT sees most client activity 

Best team for culture: Consumer staples, luxury goods. Banks worst (longest hours)

Base salary and bonus: first years £70k + 50% (fixed for all GIR grads). Base 70 an1 -> 75 an2 -> 80 an3 -> 105 assoc (normally 2.5 years to assoc) 

Average hours? above average for ER, but dependent on team. GS Macro teams work longer... 8am-10pm seems normal for them. 

 

Great info - any info on the healthcare, chemicals, papers&packaging or biopharma teams?

 

Are these figures confirmed for GS? Seems high for ER to have 105k comp for A1

 

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