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by gtg
March 25th, 2005, 3:03 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Goldman Email
Replies: 9
Views: 157093

Goldman Email

Ok, what if you know the right email id but dont know that person personally or havent met before but just managed to get contact address. Does mailing ur CV's to such contacts work?
by gtg
March 14th, 2005, 9:23 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: reading stuff for energy trading company?
Replies: 2
Views: 156551

reading stuff for energy trading company?

Have an interview with an energy company. I was wondering if any stuff is avialble online to read on energy trading and protfolio managementThanks
by gtg
March 8th, 2005, 12:41 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Morgan Stanley INDIA - Quantitative/Risk Modeler
Replies: 2
Views: 157774

Morgan Stanley INDIA - Quantitative/Risk Modeler

From where can we get contact info of BNP. MS and Deutsche and top mutual funds in India...and how is the job scenario....
by gtg
February 21st, 2005, 3:13 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: How do you look for jobs?
Replies: 18
Views: 162133

How do you look for jobs?

Do headhunters accomodate students having experience as an intern(part time) for 1 year.QuoteOriginally posted by: mitheadhunters dont work for fresh undergrad rite?
by gtg
February 13th, 2005, 3:57 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interivews (newbie)
Replies: 6
Views: 161394

interivews (newbie)

<t>are you based in US...how do you manage to get interview calls from top banks..for me online appication at their website didnt worked...have you ever heard anybody getting call for summer intern or fresh grads getting interview call for full time in top banks...QuoteOriginally posted by: amletoDe...
by gtg
February 3rd, 2005, 1:27 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: MBA after Quant Finance
Replies: 8
Views: 161541

MBA after Quant Finance

<t>For going to MBA after 4-5 years of good work experience and also hopefully with decent GMAT score, How important are undergrad grades, i mean if you have excellent grades in your masters program.QuoteOriginally posted by: linuxuser99I dont think that any weight will be put on an MSc at all - unl...
by gtg
January 9th, 2005, 3:10 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: MSc financial math at KING's or MSc math and finance at IMPERIAL
Replies: 55
Views: 170555

MSc financial math at KING's or MSc math and finance at IMPERIAL

May be that is what we call"EXPLOITATION"QuoteOriginally posted by: JamesH83why on earth dont the big banks pay the interns?
by gtg
January 9th, 2005, 6:09 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: MSc financial math at KING's or MSc math and finance at IMPERIAL
Replies: 55
Views: 170555

MSc financial math at KING's or MSc math and finance at IMPERIAL

<t>I have no idea about king's but surely if you can pay, IC will be lot better (IC has lot better rputation)).Regarding interns/project i mean during thesis. The worrysome thing was if the big banks are not paying you during the intern, then for sure one is not given quality work experience. But th...
by gtg
January 8th, 2005, 2:38 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: MSc financial math at KING's or MSc math and finance at IMPERIAL
Replies: 55
Views: 170555

MSc financial math at KING's or MSc math and finance at IMPERIAL

<t>talk to current students at IC, they will give u better idea.Recently IC had new director and he has changed the program a lot and hopefully now the placement scene must have improved....what i know after talking to alumni over there, almost everybody got job but only issue was many of interns/pr...
by gtg
January 5th, 2005, 1:01 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: any comment on IIT MSFM?
Replies: 9
Views: 173907

any comment on IIT MSFM?

<t>I think it is in the downtown Chicago and near to big financial institutes.....but dont know much about the program...QuoteOriginally posted by: loverI was looking into applying there, but after contacting students in the program, and posting on this forum (do a search for topics on IIT MSFM), I ...
by gtg
December 23rd, 2004, 8:55 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Job Scenario:Fresh Grad Computational finance(Purdue Univ)
Replies: 16
Views: 192471

Job Scenario:Fresh Grad Computational finance(Purdue Univ)

lover,keep on guessing
by gtg
December 22nd, 2004, 11:10 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: King's, Imperial or Chicago
Replies: 37
Views: 169879

King's, Imperial or Chicago

what percent of grads from imperial and lse goes into trading jobs?QuoteOriginally posted by: AytekAgree with quantstudentAs far as I know Risk and stochs is more for quant roles (it is based in the department of stats) and is also focused on such things as insurance.
by gtg
December 22nd, 2004, 8:49 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Job Scenario:Fresh Grad Computational finance(Purdue Univ)
Replies: 16
Views: 192471

Job Scenario:Fresh Grad Computational finance(Purdue Univ)

<t>Lovercan you give some more details of the placement at GT. The $89K figure is much more than the average salary of CMU and other top schools.QuoteOriginally posted by: loverHey RR,I am a current grad student with the GT's QCF program. I actually did apply for Purdue's CF program with the stats d...
by gtg
December 19th, 2004, 5:06 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: King's, Imperial or Chicago
Replies: 37
Views: 169879

King's, Imperial or Chicago

Why not Imperial....QuoteOriginally posted by: playerif you want to stay in the uk go to kings, else go to chicago