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When is it best to leave consulting? Here's how I think about it.
First, are you enjoying it? If so, why leave (it can be a great life long career)?
Second, are you still learning fast? If not, you're missing out.
Last, what skills do most employers value? In my experience, this dictates 2 optimal jumping off points:
(a) 2-3 years in. Consulting "tool kit" is solid
(b) ~1-2 year into Manager. Employers value experience managing people.
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I interviewed there last year for their Risk team. Ultimately I wasn’t a fan of taking a pay cut on my bonus for the lower COL of Dallas and supposedly better WLB.... but the folks were good, the org was smart and driven. I have good things to say overall.
Interview for fun, in case you want to refresh your interview skills. I wouldn’t seriously consider the role though.
Oh also, C1 definitely sounds fresh out of school (I mean the passion for his/her job is great lol)
Why not ? Goldman is a pretty good place to work at. I had a project there and I felt the folks there were pretty smart and driven. Unlike many other Banks I've worked at.
Also, how come no one is reaching out to me for jobs :(
It being “back office” is a huge problem because financial services tend to view their back office people as just losers who weren’t good enough to do the front office job. Consequently they treat them like shit and their career opportunities are severely limited.
They’re great jobs for gold watch seekers but I wouldn’t recommended it to the ambitious
OP I’m with the others here. Sure, Goldman is great, but they’re known for their front-office and deal work, not their back office stuff. I’d argue that an MBB alum can do better.
Agree with most of this thread, back office compliance is a significant step down from MBB and most MBBers would not be looking at those roles given they do not drive revenue.
Aim to get into a power center where your contribution is critical to firms performance vs. mandatory admin.
How many of GS’s most senior leaders came up through back office functions? Will tell you how important that function is seen within the firm.
NO. Avoid the Federation at all costs. You will not be appropriately compensated for your work. If it’s not revenue generating/front office, avoid it at all costs.
I second this, had a project at GS for a year and it sucked.
If you’re at MBB you don’t want your exit to be in compliance. Avoid. It will hurt your further exits
Hey all, thanks for the advice. Got a little more specific since it's the Conflicts Resolution Group at Goldman, which is similar to compliance but not exactly so, I guess.
give me your interview if you don’t want it. Great opportunity
This is deep back office, moving from MBB would be a step down in everything - pay, trajectory, exit ops, prestige, etc. you have zero likelihood of moving to an FO role
At Goldman from thhs
Nope... i am ex GS. It’s FO or go home
Ex-GS here: highly do not recommend going from MBB.
Stay away
Yes, I haven’t done the research but show me any top-5 compensated executive at a bank that rose through the ranks in compliance - it doesn’t exist.
C2 I made no assertion and provided no recommendation on whether (s)he should or shouldn’t interview. I’m merely pointing out this fact, from which you can assume that through compliance you won’t rise to the top of a bank.
That’s fine if (s)he doesn’t want that or cares about other things. Up to them. But a “rule” of careers is that you want to be in the business of the business
Nope dont do it
LOL
Goldman is not what it used to be
GS used to be the preeminent Wall Street bank and extremely prestigious. While it obviously still holds some of that cache, it has lost some as its expanded into “less sexy” businesses in pursuit of growth (eg retail banking).
I read a book 10 years ago called The Partnership that was pretty interesting history on the firm.
Not sure if B4 was alluding to this or something else
I know this is old but I just received an offer from GS for their compliance team as an associate. I’m currently at a big 4 and interviewing at MBB - does anyone have any advice?
sure