How I Got an Internship at Goldman Sachs in London (And HOW YOU CAN as Well!)
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
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00:00 Introduction and background
04:00 Insight events and networking - name-dropping in your cover letter
05:55 How to structure your cover letter
09:39 How to make your CV / résumé stand out
12:50 Hints & tips for the online interview
16:30 Acing your in-person interviews
18:20 How to prepare for interviews
20:07 Likability and why it's important
21:55 Summary
23:33 Like, comment, share, subscribe
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You are literally a Godsend. Thank you so much for this.
Hahaha! You're too kind! Thanks for watching :)
Guy I wanted to recommend him to you until I saw you here 😭
I just stumbled upon your video. But trust me your videos are really great. You actually provide great insights.
Ah thanks dude. That means a lot :)
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Great job separating in sections of your video! Helps a lot!
Thanks for watching!
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Afzal Hussein thanks!
Thank you so much for your content. It is very helpful and clear. I admire your effort that you put in the applying process.
Hey! Thank you. That means a lot :)
VERRY HELPFUL; Thank You. Will be taking Hire-View Questionnaire Soon
Empowering!Well simplified, this can be tailored for any type of job application if you really want to stand out and raise eyebrows.
He is so charming and seems down-to-earth , wish I saw this before my masters !
Networking at their headquaters in NY later, thanks for the vid as I didn't know much about them
omg. Thank you so much for making this video with such great content. I just got rejected for my summer internship today and this makes me see some hope. Love the video super super helpful to me!
What have you experienced since
Just wanted to say that I managed to secure a Goldman Sachs Insight Week this year and am looking for how to prepare for the applications this summer. This is such a useful video, thank you so much! I like that you don't oversimplify anything and go in depth about all of your points.
Was the insight week insightful?
I never comment on videos, but I felt I had to because your content is amazing. In my second year now, wish I'd known about you when I started uni. Keep up the good work!
Ah! You're too kind! That honestly means a lot, so thank you!
super helpful video. the way you were explaining everything was so easy to understand i noted down all the points you talked about. and the last just hit me when you said prepare this and before you know you are sitting on the desk of goldman sachs it just gave me ghoose bumps like i actully got selected. thank you very much for the tips it is so so so helful. i am goin gto apply in july for 2020 internship. wish me luck for that...
Ah thanks! Glad you found value in the video and good luck with it all! :)
Truly great videos bro can’t thank you enough for your amazing insights and wealth of knowledge, keep it up Afzal
You're too kind haha! Thanks and I appreciate your time 👊🏼
THANK YOU SOSO MUCH! you're a literal genius
Thanks Afzal. This was really helpful. I am African and I am aiming for an internship with Goldman Sachs
First of all, thanks a lot for sharing this tremendously valuable experiences and knowledge. you are doing a great work. all videos of yours are very very useful practically and on the ground level. I would be very happy if you make video on insight weeks.. and in your way, the ACTUAL process.
BIG UP QUEEN MARY!
Woop! Woop! Haha :)
Bro ur videos are worth to watch.Hats off
I really enjoy your explanation about how to get an intership at Goldman Sachs as I find it benefit. Thanks a lot, I'm about to enter to univery this year and there's one thing I know for sure, I'll get to Goldman Sachs, thank you for this video.
Would love to see a video on different career paths in finance, what they do each day, etc. Thanks for the very insightful video!
For sure. Tomorrow I'm releasing a video on the day in the life of a Goldman Sachs analyst. Keep an eye out for it and many more :)
Thank you for uploading, your videos are so helpful
My pleasure!
Thank you for this mate! So helpful
Pleasure! Thanks for watching :)
This actually great advice in general.
wow, such good content, you have been incredibly helpful. thank you!
You're too kind. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your advice! It gives me a lot hints :)
Always a pleasure :)
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Really useful , looking to get into private banking. Currently studying accounting & finance
Thanks for uploading. Your channel is very helpful
Thanks! My pleasure :)
Super valuable and helpful content! I’m currently a 3rd year and thinking about going into the financial services industry. Can you make a video about starting off in this industry?
This is a good video, good job man👍👍👍
LEGEND!! love this
:)
Maybe do a day in the life at Goldman video talking about your daily routine? Keep it up!
Love this idea! Will add it to the list :)
Releasing it tomorrow! 14.11.2018 :)
Done! :)
Great content. Thank you Afzal.
😊
This is the video everyone needs to see.
Thank you for making this video!!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching! :)
I am first year student and very interested in investment banking. This video had provided me a guideline thank you so much!
No problem. Thanks for the feedback :)
Thank you! Maybe in the future we can work something out!
Really valuable, nice one Afzal!!
Pleasure! Thanks for the support.
Hi, first of all, congrats for the video. Do you know where to find some material to prepare the online assessment tests? I'll be doing those for UBS in a couple days
Hey Afzal! First of all I want to really thank you for all your videos and the help and support they provide.
I am a 1st year Business student at ESADE really looking forward to starting a career in IB/management consulting. I know that experience is really important but it is hard to find internships being a 1 year student. I have some possibilities but they are limited.
Do you think that in first year it actually matters what I do or where as long as it is related to business in a way, or do big firms just really want to see that you have been gaining experience from the earliest stage possible? For now, the three possibilities I have are working as a business analyst in a small startup, doing some accounting work at a big hotel or working in a small consultant firm doing accounting. What do you think? Thanks!!!
I wish I watched this when I started.. has to be my best video ever
Hi Afzal
Thanks for the video! I found it super helpful, especially as I am from politics background with little financial experience and have been unsuccessfully applying since my 2nd year of University in 2016!
Just wanted to ask. Does it really matter the position of the person you might meet and network with. Eg, if you write in your cover letter you met xxx person, would the person reading care more if you met an associate or MD or C-suite?
I read somewhere that people at the bank have preferences the hierarchy of the person you namedrop and reference.
Just found your channel, in good time too! Probably be sending my CV and cover letters off to your workshop!
Best
Chris
Thank you for this very insightful video! I have my Goldman Sachs face to face interview this week
Good luck! :)
How did it go?
Can you make a video on the different roles/hierarchy in investment banking and their pay. Also how/how long it takes to move up the rankings in a company.
Thanks, good stuff btw
Hellotemi Read “Straight to Hell” by John LeFevre. He details this quite well.
Thank you so much this is a great and informative video.
Pleasure!
Good Job. Thanks a lot: Best regards from Frankfurt
Thank you man!
Hi Afzal, been loving your content recently! Just wanted to ask your opinion; that being, do you think the fact that I am doing Economics at a non-target University (Essex) will hinder me from getting into the banking industry? Is there anything i can do to negate the negative perceptions.
PSA I had to go to a Uni close to me for personal/family reasons despite getting three A’s at A level; could have gone to somewhere “better” if my circumstances were better.
Your video is really informative and helpful. I took notes on dozens of pages for each video you made. could u pls do a video to talk about different roles and their salaries in finance or banking firm?
Afzal please please make a video on spring insight weeks!
Can yo explain more about the inside week? I didn't get that part.
How did you manage to get an inside week with BlackRock as a first year coming from a non target university? That’s pretty impressive
Thanks! Simply took advantage of a mentoring scheme that was happening at university, networked and got a weeks insight by asking the right people. You don't ask, you don't get :)
Afzal Hussein thanks for the reply! I really appreciate that! Matter of fact I just enrolled for a corporate membership program at my university last week. I hope I’ll be able to make the same kind of connections and maybe even manage to get an insight week at a similar institution myself. Thank you! :)
Levitation what university do you go to
Synamo I’m sorry I’ve just seen your comment now. I’m going to on of the (ESADE, IE, IESE) schools in Spain. I’d prefer not to say which one exactly. What about you?
Afzal Hussein I finally convinced myself to try to apply to BlackRock’s spring week. Would you have any advice for the Virtual Cover Letter ?
I’m in high school wanting to be an investment banking analyst your content really helps guide me
omg same
Its pretty impressive that you are already thinking about investment banking in highschool
Same I’m a senior and I know I want to get a degree in finance now I’m trying to decide if I want to go into a career in investment banking
Thanku u’re awesome; nice advices
Thanks it was very helpful
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I go to umass amherst and ive heard all these "insight weeks" called externships. seems like they are the same thing but externships are usually only 2-3 days rather than a week
Great videos! What grade did you get in your Bachelor’s?
Thank you for the video! What specific division did you work in within Goldman Sachs?
I’m in my first year and this video was defo a godsent, made me realise I need to start working hard to secure the 2:1 and getting experience right now I’ve been way to chilled 😭😂 thank you so much bro.
My pleasure! Good luck :)
What’s a 2:1? Is it only in England?
Hey, a 2.1 is equivalent to achieveing anything between 60 and 70%. A 'first class' is a score above 70% overall. And a 2.2 is anything between 50 and 60%.
Plz do another video about insight weeks
Hi Afzal, I'm in my third year and only recently got into investment banking. haven't done any internships at Goldman Sachs or other investment banks yet. Do I apply for a summer internship first even tho I'm in my last year or go straight for the analyst graduate job?
Hi, when did you begin applying for insight weeks and spring internships? Is it best to begin early in September before the course has begun or further on when you've joined societies? Thank you
amazing thanks bro
Thank you so much from Russia for such valuable information. I would be very happy, if you make a video about inside office culture, in order to understand the difference between different branches and departments.
Thanks! Will do :)
Where did you find such networking events and did you just ask the compa y for insight weeks or it was an oppurtunity held by the uni
thank you for the great video!! Can I ask you if you've done any major or masters? I thought big banks such as Goldman Sachs hire only people with a major/master.
I am going into my second year due to the recent COVID events any spring weeks and insights were cancelled, Because of this I lost the opportunity and was only able to complete insight online and a few virtual internships too. Do you have any advice for me moving forward to second year of uni and the steps I should focus on to maximise my chances for a summer internship. Appreciate the video a lot thanks a lot.
For graduates applying to the New Analyst stream, which stipulates that applicants should have no or little financial services experience, will there still be questions about financial markets in the video interview and other interviews?
Would you recommend putting a photo portrait on a CV or is not worth it?
Thank you for your insights!
Could certainly have used this a decade ago. Even if lot of interviews few and far between then might not have been as big a difference maker. Incidentally only came across your channel the other day _after_ I was told I would be getting a job offer from our friends at J.P. :)
To complement (or merely to mesh) what you said in the video, life experience/strong knowledge were what prevailed for my interview. Would also stress a lot of earlier failed job prospects did help to ultimately hone the right message at interview time.
Hey! Thanks for the comment and congrats on your offer!
Hi @Afzal Hussein
Do banks still take risk in trading and if so in what specific products to the best of your knowledge?
Thanks
Leo
Is it really important to apply for summer internship at GS the 1st July? Like, is it over if you apply later or weeks before the closing days?
Thanks Afzal for this video. Would you be able to do a video on how to practice the video interview to get at least 3 stars and also what steps to take for A-level students that are interested in IB. Again, thanks man!
Hey, thanks for watching! Will do. Great to see you so focused so early on. Keep up the great work ethic! :)
Start watching past 6 minutes, it makes more sense then
@AfzalHussein what if I never did an inside week or had an internship during my undergrad? Would it still be possible to get an internship
Hi... i was wondering what excel should use for financial analyst? Can u tell me?
Similarly, I did not attend a target university. I want to work at Goldman Sachs and want to build my CV. However, I’m having trouble finding insight weeks in America. Any suggestions?
Hi Afzal, do you know the Hirevue questions? Even from past years would be helpful
22:35 I was fully expecting him to say 'smashing the like button'
Please make a video on inside weeks
Wow. This video really opened my eyes, thank you so much for your golden advice, I really am grateful for it! Could you possibly do a video about telephones interviews and how to prepare for brain teasers? Thank you so much - Salma
Hey! Thank you for your lovely feedback/comment. Indeed, I'll be doing such videos in due course. Do keep an eye out for them in the coming weeks :)
Afzal Hussein thank you so much!
@@salmak4429 :)
I can't find on Goldman sachs website a place to upload cover letter. It's just resume. Please help 🙏😢
Any advice for someone like myself who’s left it too late to apply for most insight weeks in my first year?
Make a video on inside weeks please
I don't even get in first round after replying online.
Everybody say, referrals work but i don't have one.
What to do?
Any advice to people that are 3rd year and haven't been able to secure an internship in Goldman Sachs, but have had work experiences in other companies in the financial services?
Build your CV with extracurriculars, network, network and network some more. Ofc, have a strong CV and cover letter etc. too. So much detail to go into. Will make a video specifically for 3rd years in your position soon :)
Afzal Hussein Thank you! Really appreciate the effort and the time you are putting into this.
If you finally make the video, can you answer the following question “While on last year of the degree, and considering of not doing a masters, is it worth applying for an internship instead of a graduate job to get more chances of been accepted?”.
great tips, but a lot of them are geared towards current students or recent grads like for example getting into society clubs or internships. What would be the best bet for an individual who is outside of college now for 9 years and has irrelevant professional experience?
Hey afzal due to alevels being cancelled I’m worried it will affect me getting internships next year when I start uni what would you advise students in my position,would graduate schemes take this into account or should I resist them if they’re not as good
Thanks for ur sharing! The tips are helpful! Though I am an Asian and from a Asian target school, had investment banking internship in boutique and Chinese ibank.
I am interested in career of investment banking in London. Is it common to pursue a master in London and shift my career in London? Do u have any colleague also hv their ug in Asia and do not hv EU identity, but got their offer in London investment bank? Would u mind to share abt that. Thanks again!!
Can you make a video about the inside weeks?
Hi Afzal, Do you think it's worth paying for internship/course at Amplify trading to bridge the commercial awareness gap in interviews in order to obtain a position at an investment bank?
spring weeks tips please!
Securing them? Or acing them?
Afzal Hussein hey bro, so did you make any videos on both how to secure them and how to ace them? If so, would you be able to send the links?
is this also for the spring internship for freshmen students?
How do you start going about gaining technical knowledge - I’m currently a year12 student and not too sure where to start
Great video!
Thank you :)
Are insight weeks available for masters students in the uk?
Please made a video on how to secure internship in consulting firms
Will do :)