""play fast, not hurried.""
""That's really transferable in the world of sales and trading, where there's usually some 'game clock' ticking,""
""Having the ability to be efficient but not rushed is a critical edge.""
""These qualities are not just transferable but powerful and directly applicable to the dynamic environment of financial services.""
Madison Crutchfield, a vice president in equity derivative sales at Goldman, applies her lacrosse coach's motto 'play fast, not hurried' to trading, using it for order execution and meeting project deadlines. Goldman actively recruits athletes for grit, resilience, competition, and teamwork, hiring former professional players alongside college athletes into roles across the firm. Athletic backgrounds differentiate candidates amid intense competition; Goldman received more than 300,000 applications for its 2024 summer internships with an acceptance rate under 1%. Former athletes report that sports cultivate time management under pressure, efficiency without rushing, and teamwork applicable across sales, trading, cyber risk, and wealth management.
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