Goldman Sachs reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(19,453 total reviews)
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David M. Solomon

64% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Goldman Sachs has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19,453 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goldman Sachs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
4.0
May 31, 2010

Pretty Good

Recommend
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Pros

Resume Heavyweight, great experience, competitive environment. Impressive internal development investment made by the firm, definitely hire from with in, strong management

Cons

Hours are long, you sacrifice a lot of your personal life. At time it seems some of the assignments have little analytical value

2.0
May 31, 2010

The survival of the fittest

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very bright people and strong learning environment. Very good compensation.

Cons

Poor management. Little concern on understanding employees needs and creating an environment for them to succeed. Either you come ready or you are out. People with good management skills are not rewarded for it. It is all about technical knowledge and making money. Plenty of women at junior levels, very few at the top. Only a very small number of people of color.

5.0
May 30, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Having enormous expectations before joining the firm I was still overwhelmed by the level of people I was surrounded at Goldman Sachs. It is truly the best financial services firm out there.

Cons

The downside was as expected - long working hours are a part of the investment banking career, and my experience at Goldman was not an exception.

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