Goldman Sachs 'employer of choice' as it hires just 3% of 267k applicants

Goldman Sachs has claimed that it is still the top destination for banking talent after revealing that it hired just three per cent of the 267,000 applicants it had last year.

Along with such huge numbers of people wanting to join the firm, 90% of those offered roles chose to take them up, claimed Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein at an investor meeting in Florida this week.

Blankfein called Goldman Sachs the “employer of choice” for the industry, stating: “We believe our culture, stability and talent pool are our biggest competitive advantages.”