Thanks for the AMA! I’ve a couple of questions:
- What role are you in and what do you do?
- How do you find the peer group? On a scale of “folks who’d roll their eyes when you ask for help” to “don’t mind helping you pickup something you’ve a difficulty in understanding”?
- How organised and planned is your work?
- Are the deadlines realistic?
- Would you say you constantly upskill on the job or do you see a point after which you coast?
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I don’t feel comfortable in sharing exact role, but let’s just say I am in front office.
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Thankfully I have always been surrounded by people who have been very helpful and supportive. So in my experience it has an amazing culture and people.
- It’s a good mix of BAU and adhoc or unplanned stuff. But I guess that’s how it is in every other job.
You're gonna visit my campus in a few months. I really want to get in, any kind of tips / do's and don'ts would be really helpful.
My current situation is I have solid projects and internship experiences but I'm only decent in leetcode.
If I were you I’d just be honest in interviews in terms of what I know and what I don’t. Id rather be master of two things than a Jack of 6.
Why is "VP" being handed out like hot cakes? What does a VP do?
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It is not, read my answer in a question above.
Any way to get into GS through offcampus hiring?
As a fresher, no there isn’t. They recruit only from colleges which they visit on campus.
Their ECHP is one way, though this year it is open only for 2024 batch. It is open for both final year and prefinal year generally.
Reason for layoffs? isn't india a cost center?
It’s more of compensation of the annual culling which was paused for last 2-3 years due to covid.
And certain part of business do not have great outlook, hence reduction in workforce for those units.
How is your working experience in Goldman Sacks
Asking from anyone who worked/is working in GS.
So I got selected in GS as "SDE: Enginner Analyst " from my campus placement (yes, I am a final yr student of b.tech) just two days back, and to me and my friends especially, this hit to ...