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Working at Goldman Sachs in New York City, NY: 21 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in New York City, NY Area

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(based on 97 Goldman Sachs Review Ratings)

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Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
4.1
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"Great place to work, with good compensation. They believe in putting all benefits in your pay. Do well in terms of being a firm with an open door policy. Surrounded by great bright people."
Posted 10 years ago in Jersey City, NJ

Working at Goldman Sachs in New York City, NY: 21 Employee Reviews

Goldman Sachs Employee

What do you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"High-energy team culture is very good. Very smart people. Get to learn a lot of new stuff."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get prepared to work lots of hours. You need to be very strong in your field of work and exhibit the passion to work there."

What don't you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"Hard to get work-life balance. Cut-throat environment. Difficult to get a social life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Enforce work-life balance in the culture. I would hire more people because there is always shortage of resources."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Goldman Sachs Employee
Company Culture 2 / 5
Vice President

What do you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"I like being busy and can handle pressure but I have been doing this for 10 years."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are smart and you work hard you will make it."

What don't you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"The hours are long and the stress is high. Too many people have been laid off and teams are too small. I have a long commute and a young child who I rarely see."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would not do anything different, this is a great company."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Analyst
Work Setting 3 / 5 Company Culture 2 / 5
Creative Services Specialist

What do you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"Building has medical center, gym, cafeteria, physical rehab center & lactation rooms."

What don't you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"Big brother!"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Trader

What do you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"International, high profile, reputation, top notch, global, leader, rewarding, etc."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No real piece of advice, good firm, top one in its industry, but industry as a whole probably not the best bet for the next few decades."

What don't you like about working at Goldman Sachs?

"Rigid, retrograde, stressful, pretentious, belongs in the past, not innovative anymore."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Progressist, open, social media friendly, press friendly, laid back, relaxed, transparent."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
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