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Day in the Life of a Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Intern (THE HONEST TRUTH)



A Day in the life of an Investment Banking Intern at Goldman Sachs in the San Francisco office. Some of you have asked, so here’s a day in the life as an investment banking summer analyst at Goldman Sachs. It’s been many moons and the hours are slightly better now, but directionally everything is pretty much the same (presentations, models, long hours, etc.).

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0:00 Intro
0:12 My Goldman Sachs Resume and Cover Letter
0:22 What Investment Banks Do
0:27 Investment Bank Structure
0:37 Types of Deals
1:00 Pitching and Live Deals
1:37 Deal Team Structure
2:28 Day in the Life Overview
2:38 Getting Ready
3:09 Getting into the Office
3:22 Preparation
3:30 My Deal Teams
3:41 Pitch Meeting Prep
4:20 Presentation Shell
4:38 Lunch
4:53 IPO Team Meeting
5:19 Company Profiles
5:39 Spreading Financials
6:19 Dinner
6:42 Presentation Formatting
7:03 Roadshow and AVP
7:20 Checking Emails
7:27 Checking-in with Teams
7:43 Getting Ready for Bed
7:48 My Worst Day
8:28 My Best Day
8:42 Typical Week Hours
9:10 Hours by Geography
9:29 Internship Tips
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10:05 Why I left Banking

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44 comments
@sachinshajan8066

Very nice, if you could explain how exactly do these people create decks, by that I mean. What all will be the slides and the tools these guys use. THat will be really helpful

@thefireyphoenix

atleast keep your eyes open in thumbnail

@davydeiko_ilya

Hello. Please tell me how you can very quickly agree on a 50 billion M&A program with an employee or trainee of an investment bank?

@8810Chai

There was a period of time women found investment bankers sexy due them bringing in the $ and the finance and suits. Back in the day my girlfriends use to just chase IB's at bars at after work drinks hoping they would snag one as their boyfriend/husband. You would always see IB having a drink when other professional would be having drinks with their work colleagues and then heading back into the office at 7pm to do work. Their colleagues were always a tight knit group I guess due to needing to spend xyz amount of time together. Maybe one day you could interview a range of different investment bankers off the streets or during their breaks from the office about why they chose what they do, what they enjoy and how they find a balance between family, dating, social life and what their career plans are or when is their done date of the profession. I see people interview others on tiktok about their fashion choices, men in suits, how they can afford their cars, their houses etc etc but I want an insight to the lives of investment bankers!

@Altair1904

Beautiful video brother. May the risen Lord bless you and your family

@StonagePwnage

80+ hours a week is modern day slavery. You have no fucking life outside of working and sleeping. I can't believe THIS is normal. Absolutely STUPID.

@Richard-xp2xr

This is actually one of the best financial videos(day in the life) I have seen in a long time. Good stuff!

@rishikadubey8046

My friends left their J.P. Morgan investment banking analyst job within 1 year of joining.