65
HOW THEY SEE THE WORLD
%
27
93
$6
2018
Contrary to their job-hopping stereotype, they plan on being long-term employees or entrepreneurs.
USE CREDIT
OR DEBIT CARD
How They Pay for Their Purchases
28
hope to start their own businesses
Who They Want To Become*
IMPORTANT
37
92
11
%
%
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
38
IMPORTANT
Credit Cards
predict cryptocurrencies will become more prevalent
WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT
%
24
%
CHECKING SOCIAL MEDIA
said that they’d save, invest or pay off debt if given an extra $1,000. The rest of the interns would spend the money traveling, shopping or donating to charity
%
ASIA PACIFIC
37
64
31
Interns in Europe prefer to pay using their debit cards, opting for it nearly 1.5x as much as their colleagues elsewhere
496
4
CURE FOR CANCER
%
plan to marry or establish a formal relationship with a partner
VERY IMPORTANT
28
28
%
82
59
USE CASH
%
The most important aspect of their dream workplace is the people they work alongside. Additional qualities of their ideal employer include a worthwhile mission, best-in-class technology and a cool workspace.
VERY IMPORTANT
They believe cryptocurrencies may soon become mainstream, landlines are played out and robots are coming
COOL/FUN WORKPLACE
believe that artificial intelligence and machine learning will have the most pronounced global impact, followed by climate change and resource scarcity
ENTREPRENEUR
%
would rather travel around the world than into outer space
%
WHO THEY ARE
* Top five responses
SCHOOLS
Barack Obama was the most popular choice for a leader they admire. Other highly respected leaders include Sheryl Sandberg, Nelson Mandela and Steve Jobs. Many interns also named family members to this list.
46
20
plan to become pet parents
6
%
Vacation Goals
Each year, we survey our global class of summer interns. We asked about everything from artificial intelligence to avocado toast; here’s what they had to say.
53
LANGUAGES
%
40
Solution for
climate change
WHO YOU WORK WITH
NOT A PRIORITY FOR ME
90
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
See what our interns were up to this summer
45
%
The words they use most often to describe their feelings about the future:
%
6
%
NOT A PRIORITY FOR ME
%
%
Interns in the Americas prefer to pay by credit card, opting for plastic 3x more than Goldman Sachs interns in other offices around the world
23
1/3
POLITICAL
LEADER
4
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
30
plan to raise children
%
IMPORTANT
%
55
plan on pursuing higher education at some point in their careers
EUROPE
21
%
1.5X
%
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
13
IMPORTANT
Who They Look Up To
USE THEIR PHONES
%
%
44
%
%
15
11
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
*Some are willing to pay more if avo toast includes an egg
%
GOLDMAN SACHS
INTERN SURVEY
CEO
The Future
%
%
ON AVOCADO
TOAST*
believe they’ll work for fewer than 5 companies in their lifetime
57
%
CELEBRITY
On Their Phones, They’re Most Likely to Be:
%
23
2
think landlines will become obsolete
3X
64
%
NOT A PRIORITY FOR ME
%
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
9
1
When They Think About The Rest of Their Lives
40
The Next 10 Years
%
%
In 35 offices across the globe
LEARN MORE
NOT A PRIORITY FOR ME
LISTENING TO MUSIC
OR PODCASTS
50
Selected INSTAGRAM AS THEIR FAVORITE APP
%
Debit Cards
VERY IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT PURPOSE
WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF WORK
VERY IMPORTANT
%
76
%
If they had to pick only one change to happen in their lifetime…*
%
%
MAJORS
%
%
Our summer interns are college and graduate students from around the globe. We asked them how they view the world and where they see themselves in the future. Nearly 76% of the intern class shared their insights.
*Top three responses
On average, they’re willing to spend
AMERICAS
%
NONPROFIT
FOUNDER
%
80
3
EXCITING
