hi ,thanks for all your comments could someone recommend any online employment agencies that specialise in pensions/actuarial jobs ... i want to get an idea what kind of salary to expect for a qualified actuary or if you can provide it yourself that would be great

it begs the Q - what direction may that be and why ?

hi,i would appreciate any advise on qualifications required for actuariesi know this is a little vague, but i hope to get some of your thoughtsthanksps - i have a quants MSc

anyone have any experience / tips in finding temp work in the UK/London - specifically for MFE gradsi need to get some experience and am considering the abovethanks

<t>Hi,A little about myself academic wise - Msc Physics from outside the EU, and more recently a Msc in Quants from a UK red brick uniI didnt get much luck in the job market although I did make some 2nd round interviews a year os so ago and decided to give the quants job search a breakI am know look...

thanks for the infowhat did you do before the assist traders job ?

<t>Hi,Im sorry I do not have an answer to your post as I am still searching for work - lack of work experience is holding me back i thinkI have an Msc in Finanacial Engineering and would love to get involved in development , can I ask how you got into development ? what languages do you reccommend i...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: SinghWhat I would like to know is there any quants related work out there in pensions ? Or something in pensions that would test my intelect / abilities ? What qualifications can I take ? of course there is, lots of risk management stuf...

<t>Hi There I'm currently working in an admin role for a large pensions company - not what i had imagined after my studies but the competition was tough in quants and without any work experience i had little chance ..... anyway at least i am paying off my students debts !!!What I would like to know ...

<t>hi ,i have an interview for a back office admin role in Energy trading next week ;inputting tradesliasing with tradersother admin duties etc ...i don't suspect that this role will entail a great detail of quants (my academia is weighted towards quants) to begin with.my questions to you helpfull c...

what are peoples thoughts on quants work in india ;would it be a great place to practise quants and make money - especially with the fast growing economysingh

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: robertralHave you got an offer as a salesman? No...Well then take the offer as a trader as it's fucking awesome expereince. This way you can see if you want to be a trader or a salesman!!!!!!!There are people out there that would kill for even a weeks experience on a fl...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: NumericalSo here we are..finally 2004 is here, the FTSE 100 continued its way up, the dow jone fall during the first trading day of the year....and I'm left wondering why the job market is meant to pick up. Perhaps I'm a little bit pessimistic but I find myself wonderin...

QuoteOriginally posted by: quadratureALT CTRL f3 usuaully gets something done in murex. but not neccessarily what u want to do... what a piece of rubbish.oops !! just realised - wrong forum.whats better than murex ?

theres hope for us all...... heres hoping for a good 6 months next year good luck to you alllllll