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If you want a quant job, read this...

发信人: QuantCareer (QuantCareer), 信区: Quant
标  题: If you want a quant job, read this...
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Aug 21 16:23:55 2008)

I'm currently in the market looking to take my quant career to the next
level. The quant job market seems to have recovered a little compared to
last spring, with hedge funds once again esp. active in hiring.  (Probably
because they pay less in base salary than i-banks, sometimes much less...)

One thing I wanted to share with you guys is that, 90% of the "quant manager
" or "quant trader" or "quant analyst" jobs I've seen require programming
skills.  Several senior-level jobs I applied to required C++ or Java, with
no flexibility (i.e., telling them "I'll learn after you offer me the job"
won't cut it with the employers).  The job market is still weak, still a
buyer's market, so the employers can be picky (and even cocky).

The upshot is, if you want to become a quant, heed the advice I've been
giving out again and again: gain strong programming skills, especially in C+
+.  Even if you have no actual experience, learning C++ and probably taking
one of those online C++ or Java tests will expose you to more quant
opportunities than if you didn't.

Good luck, everyone!

-brett



--
Brett Jiu, Ph.D.
Quant版副
Author, "Starting Your Career as a Wall Street Quant"
=> www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1432706810/asin-blnk-20
Blog: http://quantcareer.spaces.live.com
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