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Entry Level FA
I have six months till my start date at Goldman. What can I do now to ensure my success at the firm. I.e topics to study, books to read, habits to develop. What skills should I begin to develop?
Accepted back office position with Goldman PWM- Possible to make switch to front office?
Greetings, I just accepted a position for a back office front office . I know that making this switch is a seriously daunting task, and many fail at getting it done. Does anyone have any tips or insight as to how I can make this happen? I'm willing to go to as many networking events as needed and to...
Goldman Sachs online status question
I'm applying for the 2017 summer technology internship. I completed the coding test on hackerrank and received an email to complete that online recording interview. However, before I did the recording interview, I saw on GS website that my application status is Additional interviews (your recruiter...
Rank these schools in order of wall street recruitment
IU (Kelley) Boston College (Carroll) NYU (CAS) Notre Dame (Mendoza) Georgetown (McDonough) Villanova Bucknell
Public Sector and Infrastructure group at GS
I read a few of the forums on this group and developed a pretty pessimistic view. Is it really that bad? Anyone who can give fairly accurate and objective information on the group's exit opps, description of duties as a SA , and pay grade please comment. Furthermore, anyone know the likelihood of...
Got a job offer from Goldman Sachs... but still undecided?
Here's a succinct-as-possible explanation of my situation: I am a 25 year-old MBA from a mid-ranked school in the Midwest. Passed CFA Level I. To offset the young MBA , I did constant professional internships from halfway through undergrad, all the way through finishing the MBA - in areas like...
Goldman Cracking Down on Recruiting Bias
Looks like Goldman Sachs is implementing a new recruiting system. Instead of coming to schools to do on-campus interviews, Goldman will be doing the interviews online. Goldman says this is a way to minimize bias in the hiring process. I personally don't like this move. Goldman may say it's about...
Goldman and Tesla's $2B Equity Offering
On Wednesday, before the stock market opened in New York, Goldman Sachs analyst Patrick Archambault upgraded shares of Tesla. Archambault put a “Buy” rating and a $250 per share price target on the stock due to what he sees as the market’s failure to “fully [capture] the company’s...
How do I-bankers or consulting firms view UPenn College of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies students
I want to break into either consulting or I-banking. Trying to decide which school is the best fit to break into consulting or I-Banking. Do most firms see PennLPS like Columbia? A lot of my friends from Columbia have broken into investment banking. Just curious.
Transitioning Veteran
Hi, I'm a military officer transitioning from Active Duty in summer 2017. I'm relatively new to the Finance Industry, and I'm planning on applying for Goldman's veteran internship program. I'm hoping to gain more insights into the overall industry, and Goldman specifically.
Goldman Sachs IMD Super Day
Anyone hear back from Goldman Sachs IMD after super day ? I've yet to receive any notification in regards to the summer
internship decision
Hi, I am a Junior who has internship offers at Goldman Sachs , Oak Hill Advisors , and Balyasny Asset Management . As someone generally interested in the investing sphere, I am choosing between OHA and BAM, and wondered what people knew about each group. Thanks!
Internship decision help
Hi, I am a Junior who has internship offers at Goldman Sachs , Oak Hill Advisors , and Balyasny Asset Management . As someone generally interested in the investing sphere, I am choosing between OHA and BAM, and wondered what people knew about each group. Thanks!
Goldman Sachs IB SA (San Francisco)
Does anyone know the progress of hiring right now? My application is still "under review" but I have not heard anything back yet. Are they completely done?
Rebooting Goldman Sachs
A recent Economist article highlighted the slumps of Goldman Sachs due to declining return on equity and declining top line revenue. What do you think is in Goldman's future? [quote] Since 2009 revenues have dropped by a quarter; they remain below where they stood a decade ago. Even in a good...
Top Ten Investment Banking Groups
Hello All, Just for fun, I thought it would be interesting to get everyone's take on the top 10 groups in investment banking considering reputation, dealflow, senior leaders within group, overall prestige, etc. I totally recognize this is subjective and shouldn't be used as a way to make employment...
follow up or wait? invitation to onsite after phone interview without confirmation email
Hello, Recently I had an phone interview with GS in last Wednesday and in the end interviewer(VP) said he would contact HR to schedule a onsite. It has been couple days after the interview and no one contacts me. What should I do? Should I contact the VP and follow up? If so, what should i say? Or...
Goldman Sachs Hirevue 2017 Recruiting
Does anybody have information regarding the GS Hirevue process? Specifically: Are they hard to land? (Because I go to a non-target 3.75 with relevant work experience & managed to land one) Questions they ask? (Assuming they are all behavioral on the first interview) Average time to respond? What the...
Is Goldman Sachs on the path of becoming a brand name in another Industry?
Read a bloomberg article published in 2015 which stated that Goldman Sachs has invested in 15 unicorns (startups with more than a $1 billion valuation) with a focus on technology. Sequoia has 19 such startups and Andreessen (lot of noise around it these days) has 16. That's saying something...
Relationship banker
Has anyone heard about relationship banking in Goldman Sachs? What it is like? and how about GS in Salt Lake City? Any insights?
50% Lower Compensation-- Would You Still Work in IB?
That is one idea proposed in a recent NYT article about the lagging performance of banks , specifically in regards to their ROE. [quote] Obviously, the idea of cutting compensation at Goldman Sachs by 43 percent will not be popular among the people who work at Goldman Sachs. But it still would mean...
Anyone interviewed at Goldman Sachs?? Advise needed
Dear fellow monkeys! I have been already in 3 phone/video interview rounds with Goldman Sachs for an operations associate role in SLC. HR sent me a compensation questionnaire, then talked to me and said that they are still in interviews and that they will follow up in 1 to 2 weeks... does anyone of...
Goldman Sachs Credit Alternatives
I'm interested in learning more about what GS 's credit alternatives group does. I believe they were previously called Liberty Harbor, but transitioned over to just being known as GS Credit Alternatives or GS BDC. Do they primarily make senior debt investments, and if so, what % of their portfolio...
Thoughts on The Vampire Squid Podcast?
Have you guys heard this guy's podcast? Do you think it is legitimate and helpful for understanding the financial services industry? Saw him on Business Insider the other day, Goldman Sachs TMT Analyst that recently left and trying to "increase transparency in finance".
Help: Applying for Goldman Sachs Entry-Level Analyst position
Goldman Sachs just opened up their application for 2017 summer and full-time analyst last Friday. I'm currently a senior in my last year from a non-target in the southeast. My GPA is 3.6. I have had three finance internships, one with a BB , along with several leadership experiences. What can I do...
Goldman's New Policy for Investment Banking Analysts - 3 Reasons Why it Won't Stop the Bleeding to the Buyside
The Current Promotion Cycle for Investment Banking Analysts So recently I got word that Goldman Sachs is announcing a pretty dramatic policy shift in the promotion cycle of investment banking analysts right out of college. Traditionally, investment banking analysts would work for two years and then...
GS Controllers vs WF Regulatory & Risk Reporting
I have two interviews coming up: 1) GS Controllers group and 2) Wells Fargo Regulatory & Risk Reporting group. These are both associate-level positions. I currently work in Advisory at a Big 4 and am looking to break into IB , either through an opportunity at a bank or using a bank to get into a top...
How to have it all and blow it with greed
Amazing story of how it took SEC 10-years to pin down Greenwich PE fund Oak Investment Partners partner Iftikar Ahmed who is now a fugitive. (link inside the post). [quote] Harvard, Goldman Sachs, Venture Capital…Fugitive Iftikar Ahmed appeared to be an immigrant success story, but prosecutors and...
How to apply for Goldman Sachs Winter Internships
Hi fellows, I recently saw on LinkedIn that a few Undergraduates (mainly from Dartmouth) did Winter Internships at the BBs in SF and NY . When looking on their websites I could not find where to apply for these programs. Does someone know if these are "OTC Internships" just for a few selected Unis...
Georgetown MSB vs. SFS
I will start with a couple assumptions and conclusions I have reached through my research and would greatly appreciate any corroboration or corrections you guys might have for me. Georgetown as a whole would be a low target to a high semi-target for the overall financial services and consulting...
background check status in Goldman Sachs
Background check status shows "cleared". Does that mean all is fine and approved and passed?
Offers from Venture Capital and Goldman
I have offers from GS as an analyst and from a VC (also analyst). The VC is quite respectable and I'm just graduating undergrad and would like to go to B-school later. I think I'd have more fun at the VC (working hours, etc) but don't want to decrease my chances of getting into an M7 business...
GS Investing Groups? (PSI, PFI, etc.)
Have read all the past threads, but wondering if anyone has any new info on the current structure of the "investing" arm of GS (that's not explicitly rolled into the SSG) that resides in securities, but operates with informational barriers. For instance, what groups make it up beyond (PSI and PFI)...
GS BJ vs Citi HK
I am IBD summer internship Offer from GS BJ and Citi HK . Would really like to hear some perspectives from someone who's worked in the banking industry before in HK . In the future I would like to work in China mainland, either PE or some in-house M&A team. I need to make the decision really soon.
Goldman Sachs Application Developer job titles
Hi I am recently considering a development role in Goldman Sachs . I have heard that Goldman Sachs maintains an internal job title and an external title for developers. The internal titles ranges from AD01, AD02 and AD03. The external titles are similar to the rest of the American banks: Analyst,...
Summer at Nomura, Goldman Sachs IBD
Deciding between BB offers in Hong Kong
I currently have multiple offers from BBs in Hong Kong (to preserve anonymity, I won't say which ones, but a few are considered here "top BBs"). I know the US reputations of the BBs , but are things the same/different in Asia (for example, is GS TMT still considered the best, followed by MS M&A)?...
GS TMT / Industrials - London
Does anyone know how work is allocated to analysts & associates in this team? Do you exclusively work on just TMT or Industrials; do you do both?; or is it time in one and then you switch to the other? Also, for people that have interviewed for this team I assume you'll be interviewed by VPs and up...
Is Baruch College recruited for credit risk/ risk management from BB IB?
I am a sophomore at Baruch College majoring in Applied Math. And I am interested in a career and a summer analyst internship next year in credit risk at a BB IB . I heard that Baruch is recruited heavily for middle or back office . Front office not so much. Since risk is middle office I want to know...
GS vs MS Hunger Games - Who Takes It?
Came across this interesting article on Bloomberg yesterday (link inside post), it has some interesting insights into leadership of both organizations and strategy. What do you guys think, who takes it in the a) mid-term, b) long-term (given their differing strategies?) Blankfein vs Gorman...
Life after BB Private Banking... need advice
I'm a second/third year analyst at a BB Private Bank in the Southeast US, and need advice on where to take my career from here. The way I see it these are my options at the moment: - Climb the ladder at my current bank and try to move internally - Go to business school (would only go to top 15) -...
GS stats show how much the US towers over the world in VC investing
This chart from the Goldman Sachs Thematic Research team shows international VC investment as a percentage of the US. As you can imagine, the US blows the rest of the world out of the water in absolute terms, and everyone but Israel in relative terms. Pulled together some related stats and charts to...
2016 HK GS Securities Summer Intern - Final Round
Anyone heard from HK GS Securities Final Round interview? Thx!
Do BB reject final candidates through email or phone call?
For those who failed before final-round, probably they'd get the rejection news through an email, but what about the very few who made it to the final, will BB reject them through a phone call/ an email? And normally will they reject the final candidates after having hired someone? or will they...
How long does it take for BB to give an offer after the final-round interview?
Greetings, Newbie here, I hope I posted at the right forum! Just wondering do you have any insights on the hiring process of GS (particularly ER?) or other BB (which perhaps can be a proxy?)? -How long does it normally take from the final round to eventually getting the offer/rejection news? -Will...
Investment Banking: PSU vs Umich vs Georgetown
Hello hello, From Lancaster PA, I want to go into investment banking for a BB IB . Penn State has the Nittany Lion Fund, very prestigious and well known on the street. Does anyone on here know what the cut off GPA is or if they check your GPA? I know the interview process is extremely competitive...
What's the background check process in Goldman Sachs?
Anyone who can describe the background check process in Goldman Sachs? I guess filling in online application form first and then the outsourced company (named Hireright) would verify the information? Thanks. Regarding the employment history, do I need to solicit my former employer to issue...
GS Merchant Bank Final Round Summer Analyst Position
Hi, I will have a final round of interview for a 2016 SA position for GS MBD next week in London. Does anyone have any experiences about that day that he/she could share? E.g. how exactly the day will be structured, if the interviews are rather fit-based or technical, how to best prepare except for...
Is it possible to lateral from strats to IBD?
Hi, I am wondering if anyone has any insights as to what the strats program at Goldman is like - I believe there is IBD strats and Sec Dev strats, but I am not positive. I am also wondering the possibility of lateraling within the firm to either IB or S&T divisions, preferably IBD . Thanks for the...
Michigan Ross vs. Michigan State Broad and FMI
Hello, in order to give some insight on my predicament, first a little info on myself. I've always been a good student and my grades have always came easy to me. I graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA and a 32 on my ACT after taking it twice. I am a lifelong Michigan State sports fan and have always...
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