Six Ashesi students have been selected to participate in the Goldman Sachs 2014 Spring Internship in London. The Goldman Sachs Spring Internship Programme is designed to allow excellent undergraduate students gain insights into working at the highest levels of the global securities and investment management industry.
This is the highest number of students that Goldman Sachs has recruited from Ashesi since they started recruiting from Ashesi in 2006. In 2012 and 2013, all Goldman Sachs interns from Ghana came from Ashesi. The students selected this year are Phoebe Amoako ‘15, Desmond Darlington ’16, Wumpini Hussein ’14, Abena Gyekye ’15, Effie Bartels-Kodwo ’16 and Amanda Ofosu-Siaw ‘15.
“I enjoy knowledge acquisition and expect that my experience with Goldman Sachs will give me insight into how technology is driving the global industry,” said Wumpini Hussein ’14. “I expect a fast-paced environment that will foster creativity, initiative and growth.”
The six students, together with several other bright students from around the world, will be flown to London next week to spend two weeks gaining insight into working in different divisions at Goldman Sachs. The programme will have the students participating in seminars, presentations, exciting group assignments and give them an opportunity to meet top business leaders in London.
“I hope this internship helps me better understand how to analyse and value investments,” Abena Gyekye ’15 added. “I am also hoping to meet different people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and gain valuable networking skills.”
Goldman Sachs is a global investment-banking firm, and offers diverse financial services to a wide client base. Candidates who apply to the firm are evaluated on the core measures of leadership, analytical thinking, teamwork, commercial focus achievement and the ability to make an impact. This will be the ninth year in a row that the firm is selecting students from Ashesi to join its team in London.