Interview, Fireside Chat
Episode 136: What’s It Really Like to Be a Goldman Sachs Intern?
- Catherine Dorvitz anticipates returning as a full-time analyst next year and plans to study international economics abroad during the fall semester before starting, expecting significant technological changes in the firm's environment.
- Rebecca Shiner plans to return to her current team as a full-time analyst next year and expects to complete a business law class in January.
- Both Dorvitz and Shiner expect the firm's recruiting approach to shift from specific single-role placements to showcasing multiple potential jobs aligned with a candidate's skillset and broader societal impact.
- The firm is expected to invest in manager learning to foster diversity and encourage connections with people different from themselves, while Dane Holmes notes the firm is intertwining charitable, family, and professional activities.
- AI is predicted to be utilized as a tool for targeted recruiting, skillset alignment, and creating new job opportunities by disrupting existing business methods, though it will also drive efficiency.
- Managers are expected to foster engagement by encouraging employees to disconnect to prevent burnout and by supporting personal passions such as sports or hobbies.
- The current generation of interns is expected to demonstrate high brand loyalty, working for five or fewer employers in their lifetime, while also exhibiting a stronger desire for stability due to witnessing past financial crises.
- Diversity and inclusion efforts are expected to grow, with a focus on shared humanity, meritocracy, and the transfer of diverse experiences into unique team value, contrasting with the lower diversity levels at participants' respective schools.
- Participants expect that the generation entering the workforce is more empowered to make choices and secure desired roles compared to previous generations, facilitated by a firm synonymous with excellence and rigorous challenge.