<t>i'm wondering if people who have been interviewers or interviewees for this kind of interviews (for experienced hires) shed some light on this questionis it appropriate for an interviewer to ask an interviewee (having been working in the area for a while) the details of his/her strategies?it's a ...

i mean net trading profit. is that an extraordinary result?

not sure about rentec, but hedge funds as a whole are hard hitalso, many bank layoffs will join the competition for new jobs

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: mizhaelThe profession of quant thrived on exotic products. But with the government and people loathe the infamous exotic products to the extent of loathing toxic, will the profession of Quant die?Will there be a massive cut of quant jobs and exotic stuff?People always s...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: LTrainChicago also is home to a ton of prop shops, which one normally does not read about in the media. Prop trading isn't for everyone, but it can be very lucrative, casual, and fun. (or maybe not)what are the pros and cons of prop trading shops, esp compared with hedg...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: BlackSwan2Why headhunters or BGIs post fake jobs?My guess:1. a good way to advertise for themselves in the job market2. they don't quite need people, but they also don't want to miss a good catch when the job market favors the employers so much. in other words, they may...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: cryptic26About your h1-b part, you need to check with an immigration lawyer but mostly the answer is negative. I think you have 1 month to find another job after leaving your previous one or else you may have to leave the country or if you are married [and your wife has...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: bakaraxTraderJoe : as you probably know, most of these jobs are fake.this is so true. a headhunter brought an interview to me. after several rounds of interviews, i just received an apology from the headhunter saying that the group actually wants a senior guy. what a wa...

<t>I basically agree with what you have heard. This is just not the good time to enter this field. Not only are there few openings, but you have to face a lot more strong competitors who had to leave somewhere for one reason or another. I think I made a wrong judgment in August when the market just ...

<t>jfuqua, Thanks for your information! So, do you mean that the quants and traders you know simply stayed idle until the restriction ended? Did anyone of them attempt to work for a new place immediately after leaving the previous one, and if yes, how's the reaction from the previous company?Another...

<t>I know that at most hedge funds or prop trading places, one needs to sign a non-compete agreement. The agreement assigns a certain period of time (6mos-2yrs) during which the employee can't take a new job similar to the previous one (this can be quite broad based on the vague terms in many agreem...

<t>Very good points.QuoteOriginally posted by: twofish\So part of the strategy of job seeking involves reducing these asymmetries. One important part is to become desensitized to rejection. People from academic environments come from situations in which "rejection" is something to be embarrassed abo...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: icstudentHi everybody. I have a little additional question:I did a Quant internship at a bank this summer and my boss (who holds a PhD in Physics from a German university, but says to have done more Maths at Uni than most other Physicists) recommended me to cover the to...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: slackerQuoteOriginally posted by: icstudentHi everybody,I´m currently in the first year of studying Maths at Imperial College and want to work in Quantitative Finance later on. Wow. I wish I had your dedication at that age. Its great you are already motivated and some p...

<t>My understanding is that how long the employers are willing to wait depends on where they look for potential employees. I think the majority of job opportunities are from headhunters and online/email postings etc. For these jobs, I suppose they want people immediately and they surely don't want t...