What sort of relationship do you think this is, talking about money!? As long as they buy me flowers occasionally and remember my birthday, I'll be happy.

There's not enough information for us to say. Is this full time? A day a week? Short term contract or permanent?

<t>Thanks farmer, you're right. They acted stupid, but then I'm sure we both made mistakes. And now it's sad that they're just too proud to pick up the phone. I don't want to force them to grovel, and I hate tearful reunions... probably best if I just turn up and act like it never happened, then the...

<t>As a student I was curious to find out more about DE Shaw, and asked if I could speak with someone there. Their headhunter (who was the only contact they published) said the only way to do this was to have a phone interview, so I did. They said they'd be in touch and then I never heard from them ...

<t>It's obviously not a qualification in finance (though of course many of the courses cover relevant maths). Cambridge takes a very theoretical approach to most things. In terms of reputation as a mathematical qualification, it could well be the "best available course". My personal impression is th...

Don't get too hung up on these definitions. The employer may not know himself what this means. It just makes the job sound suitably selective and exclusive in the advert.

<t>> you can get lots more work done on the train ride than in the officeUnfortunately it's not really a case of either/or. Banks aren't generally supportive of flexible working, at least for junior people. If you live two hours away from work, then you'd better not mind getting up 1 1/2 hours befor...

The title says it all...

<t>Of course cultures must vary to some extent across banks. This is my experience...I don't recognise the descriptions of fierce competition, eg not sharing of code.Equally, however, when I started I was expecting much more help and mentoring than I actually got. It took me a while to get used to t...

<t>I'd be very surprised if DCFC or others start giving out lists of their competition!I also don't really expect any list to be out there. Who would compile it, and why?Maybe we should start a separate thread for names of London headhunters...As for calls out of the blue, I start out suspicious. Oc...

Can anyone recommend some London headhunters, bearing in mind the definition I gave?Or tell me where I can find a list?!This is really what I was hoping for from this thread.Thanks,** Starry**

<t>I define a headhunter to be someone who's working for a handful of clients to find them experienced candidates, and a recruitment agent to be someone who sprays out CVs wildly.I want the former to know about me, and I want to steer clear of the latter.How do I identify head hunting firms? By defi...

I prefer not to. It would be too depressing.

<t>You can't expect interviewers to be blown away by attendance at a good school. Over-emphasising it might seem like arrogance / BS / exaggeration. Instead of making a fuss about a ranking, you should explain why you really went there, eg to work with X and Y. This is the sort of proper reason whic...

<t>You say "the trader/structurer job is not really an option", but you're also going to turn down quant roles...I don't think Kack's question is fatal. It's quite reasonable to say: "I started out as a quant, but when I found out more about it then I realised I wanted to move into trading."Obviousl...