Finance Internship Benefits when getting a full-time offer?

lightuh
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:05:54 +0000

So from what you guys have said, it seems like it is possible to make the transition between back office and front office, and also sometimes the tech get paid more than some of the front office people.

Then my next question is, because this is an internship opportunity and not a full-time commitment, how much of a difference do the two internships make when it comes to getting a full-time offer at GS (or other finance firms) if I were going to apply for a full-time position there? I know that the tech company is very highly regarded in the software industry (pretty much everyone will be impressed by the name if they wanted to hire a software developer). Do you think that same name will also help me if I were to apply for GS Tech again for a full-time position? (I know this may sound stupid because I may as well do the internship at GS tech and try to get a full-time offer, but I just want to know IF working at a highly regarded tech company can also help instead of hurt when it comes to getting into a finance firm).

Also, compared to people in software development in tech, do application developers in firms such as GS make a lot more money (salary + bonus)? I’d like to get an idea about the trade-off between the money aspect and the lifestyle aspect because I am rather attracted to the laid back atmosphere in some tech firms.