Her Story
About Ondine
Ondine Morgan serves as a recruiter at Goldman Sachs, where she is aligned to operations early careers recruiting. She manages open role requirements, aligns with team expectations across multiple groups, sources and recruits candidates with sensitivity to market compensation and competition, and collaborates with teammates to ensure candidates are matched to the best-fitting roles. With roughly three years of broad HR experience and one year and eight months specifically in recruiting, Morgan began her Goldman Sachs tenure as a coordinator handling interview scheduling and stakeholder alignment before being promoted to recruiter based on the strong relationships and rapport she built. Prior to Goldman Sachs, she performed HR administrative work at a tech college. She earned a bachelor's degree in acting from Brigham Young University in Utah and recently completed a master's degree in HR from the University of Southern California in May, drawn to the program's focus on strategic human capital management and competitive advantage.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Ondine
01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Establishing natural intuition is going to get you really far. There's going to be a lot of scenarios where you're pulled in mid-conversation without much context, and you have to gather and comprehend what you can. Having good intuition, being good at listening, and determining the most helpful points helps you figure out what to do. This has been part of my success because a lot of the role is intuition. Being thrown halfway through conversations, really listening, asking questions built off what you already understand shows you're listening and helps build relationships.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Don't apologize when you don't have to. In the Goldman Sachs culture, it's about being straight to the point, no fluff. If you make a mistake, say 'got it, my bad, moving on.' Own your mistakes and move on without relentlessly apologizing. Reserve sincere apologies and thanks for special moments. Keeping it straight to the point shows emotional maturity.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
As a new practitioner, recruitment is ever-evolving so you have to be highly adaptable and constantly upskill to stay current with workforce requirements. Challenge is growing adaptability skills and staying up-to-date on standards. Opportunity is being at Goldman Sachs with fantastic resources and experienced mentors who provide support in a demanding role.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Integrity is the most important value, overlapping personal and professional life. It means when you promise or take responsibility for something, you own it to the very end with a cradle-to-grave mindset. Following through on commitments is extremely meaningful, more than gifts or words of affirmation. It keeps me organized, gives purpose to my work, and helps me stay focused on completing goals.
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