Goldman Sachs reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(19,450 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 19,450 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
Aug 29, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

- you will learn a lot - teamwork oriented - industry leader - people are open and supportive (but the closer you move to business the more close people are)

Cons

- not the best payer - very hard to get promotion - if things go wrong - people are laid off very quickly and massively - the closer to business to longer hours your work

4.0
Jul 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

One of the best brand names to add to your CV.... the compensation is best in the business specially for a college fresher...get to meet people from all backgrounds...

Cons

Long working hours can get to u at times.... 12-13 hrs day is fairly common... sometimes office politics may pull you down,,,

4.0
Jul 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* smart colleagues, competitive but good for type A * if you have patience and are a performer in your task, you will get rewarded * compensation has been very good, no complaints if you believe in work rendered=work paid * if you are senior enough, proactive enough and have demonstrated a track record of sorts, senior management will support new efforts

Cons

* you are on call always, firm owns your life (but only fair if they are paying that much and if you enjoy what you do this is not a problem) * you need to perform * big firm means that it is very hard to be jack of all trades, start up kind of person (this is why I left, my own personal desire to be in a smaller environment) * you can be in a friendly group or unfriendly group, you need to pick the group you join carefully

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