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    Found 5388 reviews

    3.8
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    75%
    Recommend to a Friend
    86%
    Approve of CEO
    David M. Solomon
    169 Ratings
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    1. Featured Review
      Helpful (6)

      "Great Place to Work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate in Bangalore
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Excellent group of people to work with. Worked with professionals from around the world.

      Cons

      Consensus driven work culture may not appeal to all. Decision making is driven by multiple teams/agents.

      Advice to Management

      None

      Goldman Sachs2019-03-27

    2. "Goldman Sachs IBD Associate TMT"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Investment Banking Associate in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Highly Talented People, Learn a Ton, Good Place to Begin your Career

      Cons

      Very Long Work Hours, Not much Work Life Balance

      Goldman Sachs2019-04-23
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    3. "Goldman"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs

      Pros

      Great people and very reputable

      Cons

      Takes time to make decisions

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-19

    4. "Good overall"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate 
      Recommends

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      Work/life balance and the people

      Cons

      No real bonus and basically only one way to move up

      Advice to Management

      Create more opportunities for growth

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-18

    5. "Great benefits, knowledgeable coworkers."

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Compliance Analyst in Salt Lake City, UT
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      take a lot of responsibility early on

      Cons

      repetitive work, upward mobility elusive

      Advice to Management

      none

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-16

    6. "Experience at GS"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate in Chicago, IL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Brand recognition, smart co-workers, cool culture

      Cons

      Pay discrepancies, difficult to do different things

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-15

    7. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Wealth Management Advisor 

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      You can build your own business and grow it as big as you can

      Cons

      You must build your own business, which is super challenging nowadays.

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-14

    8. "Great place to get started"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Associate in New York, NY

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Great resume builder with lots of learnings if you find the right team

      Cons

      people are terrible to work with when you have a bad egg, can ruin the experience for you

      Advice to Management

      Take employee feedback seriously and don't be afraid to let people go.

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-14

    9. "Front Desk Receptionist"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Front Desk Receptionist 

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      They are appreciative of their support staff.

      Cons

      Not aware of any that I know of.

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-09
    10. Helpful (1)

      "Analyst"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      Culture is great and facilities are amazing

      Cons

      Hours are very demanding and work life balance is almost non existent for the first year

      Goldman Sachs2019-08-06
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