Goldman Sachs

One of the best financial services places to launch your career after school.

Their new analyst entry/grad programme is great.

Job mobility between teams, divisions, and regional offices (or a combination of those) is encouraged.

As an American company, the amazing firm culture from New York flows to global offices to some extent. You can be in any office and know you are in the same firm.

Work/Life balance partly depends on you, your manager/team, and the division you work in.

Pay in non-revenue generating divisions is not as great as it used to be. Management is not fixing this as quickly as expected for the oldies, but is focusing on being competitive for new grads. They are losing talented engineers to tech companies.

The extended New York training for new grad Technology/Engineering is not available at the moment.

Skills gained in a role that focuses on the company's proprietary software are not transferable.

While the company provides useful programs, tools, and facilities for employee self-development, you are ultimately responsible for driving your career.