Goldman Sachs Ops. vs GE Internship
I have recently been accepted as an intern at Goldman Sachs Operations department and GE Operations Management Leadership Program. I am having a hard time deciding which to pursue.
Goldman Sachs would be at a remote location outside of NYC, and considering Operations is not a glamorous role to begin with, I am hesitant to take the offer. However, I do not have any intentions of using the BO role to break into FO. As an Industrial Engineer, I was under the assumption Operations at GS would be Lean/Continuous based, but from this forum, I am getting the hint that it is more like secretary work. I am attracted to the prestige of the Goldman Sachs name but I wonder if it will not be looked highly upon being Operations and remote.
GE OMLP is engineering based which a higher salary. Do you think Operations with a BB is a good fit for an Industrial Engineer or would I be better off at GE? Any opinions on the general competitiveness of getting hired at either? Which would be more impressive on a resume?
Thanks for your help. By the way, I am a junior.
GE
Any specific reasoning?
So...let me recap...you want to work a shit job that pays lower and is unrelated to your field and your career aspirations because it's a more "prestigious" company? Are you a moron?
GS website makes the Operations department seem more "process improvement" which would then be relatively to my major. Technically the GE leadership program is also "Operations".
Operations at a bank is different form operations at corporate. Just don't do it.
(GELeadership Program > GS BO) - Any day of the week. It'll look better to MBA programs if you want to go that route.
GS has preftige take it bro
Salt Lake City sucks
Agreed, but there's a chance GE location could be much much worse
Doesn't matter.
Long-term goals > short-term happiness
I don’t think GS will necessarily look any better on your resume than GE. I believe it’s a draw since your position (a leadership development program) will appear much more prestigious than an analyst ops role at GS. Besides, GE is a blue chip company that is very well-respected among b-schools and companies worldwide. Lastly, once you get to an actual interview, your work at GE will come across as more impressive than at GS (from the information you’ve provided).
In the end, it's an internship. If you really want GS, go for it. Just remember that recruiters for FT roles know the difference between BO and FO.
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