I knew several. It’s definitely a minority I feel like, most people started in finance, either there or at another firm. But I knew several people who had pivoted from the military, consulting, tech, etc, so it’s doable. It’s probably more common to see people leave finance and pivot to something else though as exit opportunities present themselves.
Very common on the strats side and development side. I’d say less common on the more client facing side, but if you have the soft skills as well then that’s a dangerous combination!
Would you say on Wall St that Forex is seen as a little boys game? No traders that work in these companies like Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan ever talk about Forex is as if it’s disregarded in those companies
Possibly one of the greatest employers in the private sector, thank you for sharing this insight with us. Greetings from Munich.
Definitely a great career field and place to work! Greetings!
Thanks for the share, man. I especially appreciate a fellow OCS graduate, thank you for your service, brother.
Thanks man you too!
Did you see many career switchers at Goldman Sachs? If so, what precious career has been the most common?
I knew several. It’s definitely a minority I feel like, most people started in finance, either there or at another firm. But I knew several people who had pivoted from the military, consulting, tech, etc, so it’s doable. It’s probably more common to see people leave finance and pivot to something else though as exit opportunities present themselves.
How common is to see people with a background of engineering?
Very common on the strats side and development side. I’d say less common on the more client facing side, but if you have the soft skills as well then that’s a dangerous combination!
Would you say on Wall St that Forex is seen as a little boys game? No traders that work in these companies like Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan ever talk about Forex is as if it’s disregarded in those companies
There are definitely desks that focus on forex, emerging markets, exotics, etc. I didn't work on those, my focus was strictly the equity market.
Booohhh i was only given free drip coffee
😂 free coffee is good as well lol