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Goldman Sachs Insider: 28-Minute Crash Course on the 10 Commandments of Wall Street Survival (Part 2)
Description
Every new grad walking into their first big-company job is judged by ten unwritten Wall-Street “commandments.” Do you know them? Or are you have you been breaking them since day one?
Goldman insider Jean Luo and sister Cherie unpack rules 6-10 of the infamous list, exposing the office-politics maneuvers, perfectionist rituals, and first-impression hacks that still dominate Fortune-500 boardrooms.
We chat about:
▫️ The back-channel secret: how top performers get what they want
▫️ Mentor management 101: the 3-line follow-up that turns a coffee chat into career sponsorship.
▫️ How Goldman’s “zero-defect” rule forged a cult of perfection.
▫️ Ask the “dumb” question or stay mid: the mindset shift that beats fear of looking stupid.
▫️ First-impression science: the 3 V’s for owning the first 30 seconds with any exec or client.
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Goldman “cult” commandments
00:30 – Recap of Rules 1–5
02:00 – Rule 6: Pre-wire every meeting
03:20 – Back-channel decisions
04:24 – Brainstorm theatre tactics
05:25 – Rule 7: Manage your mentors
06:24 – The 3-line follow-up email
07:16 – Coffee-chat prep essentials
08:33 – Email-perfection paralysis
09:32 – Rule 8: Zero-defect precision
10:47 – The “comma crime” story
11:26 – Burnout in perfection culture
13:41 – Rule 9: Ask the “dumb” questions
15:12 – The notebook trick
17:47 – Coffee-chat lands a new role
18:36 – Manager shocked by note-taking
19:26 – Rule 10: First-impression power
20:03 – The 3 V’s + vibe explained
21:06 – Looks, confidence, client roles
24:20 – A hair-raising wake-up call
26:20 – Generational skincare lessons
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