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by darkstar
October 8th, 2006, 12:33 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Should I send the resume to the HF directly or through HHs?
Replies: 7
Views: 91415

Should I send the resume to the HF directly or through HHs?

<t>Thank you all so much for your kind help. The suggestions are really very informative. I am not familar to this HH (any one heard of "Parallel Partners" before? How about their reputation? ) . And my concern is, the HF is relatively small (around 50 people), and the positions are assigned to diff...
by darkstar
October 6th, 2006, 12:00 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Should I send the resume to the HF directly or through HHs?
Replies: 7
Views: 91415

Should I send the resume to the HF directly or through HHs?

<t>Hi, guys. I am interested in a position from a small HF (around 50 exployees), which I think might match my backgound well. The problem is, the position is posted online by the HF and the company at the same time. So I am not very sure to which party I should send my resume? Will the HHs provide ...
by darkstar
June 22nd, 2006, 12:04 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help on Putnam investment phone interview please!
Replies: 2
Views: 101136

Help on Putnam investment phone interview please!

What kind of questions do they ask in screen phone interview? Any brain teasers? Thanks!
by darkstar
June 17th, 2006, 11:40 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What are the popular questions for probability and statistics
Replies: 3
Views: 101795

What are the popular questions for probability and statistics

Thank you for your reponses! And just got a copy of the "Statistics Hacks" at hand! Let me check if it is really good!
by darkstar
June 16th, 2006, 1:47 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What are the popular questions for probability and statistics
Replies: 3
Views: 101795

What are the popular questions for probability and statistics

besides brain teasers, especially for mortgage company interview? and what kind of questions should I expect for stochastic analysis?Thanks a lot!
by darkstar
June 11th, 2006, 8:11 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help on countrywide interview!
Replies: 2
Views: 101967

Help on countrywide interview!

Thank you very much! I am reading Shreve's Stochastic Calculus for Finance II and some material on his web site. Will work on Karatzas's books too if I have extra time.
by darkstar
June 11th, 2006, 12:26 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help on countrywide interview!
Replies: 2
Views: 101967

Help on countrywide interview!

<t>I will have a phone interview with the company for a quant position, which may focus on developing execution and pricing modules and supporting pooling analysis. They will check my knowledge on stochastic analysis, survival analysis and intermediate finance (MBS?).What kind of questions should I ...
by darkstar
June 8th, 2006, 6:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: How soon will you get response from the companies after you sending resume?
Replies: 4
Views: 102638

How soon will you get response from the companies after you sending resume?

<t>Hi, twofish, thank you so much for your post. It is really enlightening to me. I will spend more time in pestering the Headhunters instead of the companies. But there is the problem that I could not find the HHs who are taking care of the company positions I am interested in.QuoteOriginally poste...
by darkstar
June 7th, 2006, 2:40 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: How soon will you get response from the companies after you sending resume?
Replies: 4
Views: 102638

How soon will you get response from the companies after you sending resume?

Especially the big ones like bloomberg, Citigroup, UBS..., thank you!
by darkstar
June 7th, 2006, 1:38 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: UBS interview
Replies: 8
Views: 105118

UBS interview

by darkstar
June 6th, 2006, 7:45 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Top 10 Lies Told to Candidates at Interview
Replies: 37
Views: 109704

Top 10 Lies Told to Candidates at Interview

<t>I have to select this one too. The only correction is that " We'll get back to you in 3-4 days" instead according to my last phone view. 40 days passed and still no response to my emails and call. And unfortunately they do send a formal rejection letter to you if you are not selected.QuoteOrigina...