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"Great corporate environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
They take care of their people in every way. Very impressive facility at the NYC headquarters, with all the comforts. Strong corporate structure to make sure no one is misused. Good, transparent leadership.
Cons
Not really a con, but not a lot of handholding if you are a slow learner. They expect top-tier, smart work from every employee. If you want to move up from an administrative position, you will have to lobby for it - nothing will just fall in your lap here.
Goldman Sachs 2018-04-11 10:48 PDT ![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
"Sysadmin"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than a year)
Pros
teamwork, benefite, office, tools, boss
Cons
stress, complicated clients, production systems.
Goldman Sachs 2018-02-04 05:33 PST![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
"GS"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Goldman Sachs full-time
Pros
dynamic, forward thinking, challenging, teamwork
Cons
work life balance, work life balance
Goldman Sachs 2016-08-09 12:34 PDT![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
"Not without its benefits; not without its faults"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
high salary/prestige, good for resume
Cons
Hard work, long hours, bad work/life balance
Goldman Sachs 2016-04-09 05:19 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Average company to work for"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
1. Good salary package
2. Market leaders in Investment banking
3. You get to learn a lot from the senior leadershipCons
1. If you are a hard core techie then this is not the place to be. They use oldest of the old technologies and you cannot even suggest a new technology to be used as the company is not biased towards it.
2. You will not grow as a technologist in this company.
3. The company thrives on politics. A lot of good talent was allowed to go away as they did not suck up to their bossesGoldman Sachs 2015-07-31 03:22 PDT![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
"Associate"
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Pros
Everything was great. Great culture and training.
Cons
long hours, but fulfilling work
Goldman Sachs 2018-12-09 11:06 PST![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
"Vice President"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
It makes you wear all the hats as per the requirement which helps a person to gain insights into various domains.
Cons
You might end up being a generalist instead of a specialist.
Advice to Management
Providing support for industry-wide certifications and training and not just focussing on internal tools.
Goldman Sachs 2018-12-08 23:56 PST![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
"Analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The culture and the people
Cons
One works long days, balance
Goldman Sachs 2018-12-06 16:39 PST![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
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StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time
Pros
great culture and team members
Cons
Below-market pay and long hours
Goldman Sachs 2018-12-06 20:07 PST![Goldman Sachs Logo]()
"Analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time
Pros
Very dynamic company despite its size. Every team has freedom to create new things on a daily basis and the culture is highly meritocratic. Best place on the sell side and much better than most of the buy side ones.
Cons
The experience might be highly dependent on the team you're in. The base salary is slightly below what you can get in the top buy side firms.
Advice to Management
Try to consider each new hire package individually instead of giving everyone the same package depending on degrees only.
Goldman Sachs 2018-12-05 07:54 PST
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