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by resident76
May 4th, 2009, 7:36 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Interview with Obama
Replies: 66
Views: 47960

Interview with Obama

<t>Cryptic...I whole heartedly argee with you on that. While I have yet to have the opportunity to see for myself how little physicists know about finance (although one of my committee members mentioned he lost about 50% of his retirement portfolio by adhering to those very unscientific rules of thu...
by resident76
May 4th, 2009, 4:37 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Interview with Obama
Replies: 66
Views: 47960

Interview with Obama

<t>Cryptic26,Just curious here, since I've seen you other post about physicists and Wall St.; why is it you feel that way? I'm not trying to start some debate or anything but I am curious since I'm a physicist that is walking over to Wall St. I'd have to agree with twofish about general career prosp...
by resident76
March 7th, 2009, 3:14 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Ronin Capital
Replies: 8
Views: 47333

Ronin Capital

<t>Not that I'm any expert on hiring/HH or the like, but yeah sounds like good ole' fashioned IT/debug work...On the other hand, does anyone have any opinions on what Ronin is like...interviews, work environment, etc...I recently submitted a resume and hoping to hear from them soon...not that I want...
by resident76
November 15th, 2008, 3:55 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: That ole' cover letter...
Replies: 1
Views: 46306

That ole' cover letter...

<t>Quick question to those that have been through the process, if you are going to send a cover letter, given that cover letters are supposed to be personal, how do you go about properly framing it if you submit the cover letter and resume via a company's online facilities? I know previous postings ...
by resident76
November 1st, 2008, 9:13 pm
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: interview question
Replies: 29
Views: 59872

interview question

if there is a better solution please let me (the forum) know
by resident76
November 1st, 2008, 9:12 pm
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: interview question
Replies: 29
Views: 59872

interview question

<t>This could be a possible answer, very close to what others have gotten with MC simulation. I'm not a math guy, but the areas are proportional to the probabilities and the max line lengths in both the circle and square are bound to the diameter and diagonal respectively and since the areas are bot...
by resident76
October 30th, 2008, 11:41 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Working 9-5 while finishing PhD
Replies: 47
Views: 51679

Working 9-5 while finishing PhD

<t>I empathize...having worked as a resturant kitchen manager for almost all of my graduate school, while doing a radio show once/week and research and classes...well the PhD is a nice prize, but the agony of the thesis induces vomit every time I run MikTeX...at least the final stages are upon you.....
by resident76
September 25th, 2008, 3:46 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Survey
Replies: 1
Views: 48370

Survey

<t>Does anyone have an opinion on the following companies in terms of interviewing, as a first job/phase of career, and overall quant and trading working environment:Barclays CapitalD.E. ShawSusquehannaAny experiences you might share in interviewing or working with these groups would be greatly appr...
by resident76
September 9th, 2008, 3:53 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Interviews, Interviews, Interviews...
Replies: 28
Views: 54259

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews...

Wikied,good stuff here, I have only had a couple of minutes to check it out, but looks like it will be helpful, thanks for the heads up...
by resident76
August 26th, 2008, 1:22 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Interviews, Interviews, Interviews...
Replies: 28
Views: 54259

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews...

Twofish and Joe...thanks for the comments...I've been thinking a while about how to connect spectroscopy and finance together...looks like a lot of practice is in order for the brain teasers and freshening up on the QF
by resident76
August 22nd, 2008, 2:21 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Interviews, Interviews, Interviews...
Replies: 28
Views: 54259

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews...

<t>Does anyone want to share some interview experience at any of the IB's and/or hedge funds? I'm going to be going into the fan blades/meat grinder soon and I'm looking for a measure of what to expect. I'm primarily looking for a trading position, with a secondary choice being some QF analyst-esque...
by resident76
July 25th, 2008, 2:49 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Who Are the Good Ones?
Replies: 1
Views: 51315

Who Are the Good Ones?

<t>Obviously risky topic in the careers forum, but could be worth while conversation so here goes...Who are the good headhunting firms, meaning the ones that give the best advice/results and have the best ratings in terms of legit offers and handling of resumes/CV?Some have bad reps, but really can'...
by resident76
July 4th, 2008, 9:47 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: starbucks
Replies: 111
Views: 64707

starbucks

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: Traden4AlphaQuoteOriginally posted by: resident76Also, bisphenol A, looks like it's take over 3grams/kg of body weight to kill you (if your body processes it like a lab rat). So let's do a quick estimate. For a 75kg human (about 165lbs) that is about 240 grams. If we sa...
by resident76
July 4th, 2008, 3:44 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: starbucks
Replies: 111
Views: 64707

starbucks

<t>The styro cups exposure you to poly-strene, not styrene, which at normal temperatures and any solvents that could be ingested is about as dangerous as air. Polycarbonate, polyethylene, PTFE (Teflon) are used in laboratories to store deionized water (about as pure as you will get) for use in preci...
by resident76
June 29th, 2008, 6:39 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Market Makers and the First Job
Replies: 4
Views: 54629

Market Makers and the First Job

Just got back to check on things...sent you a reply PM...thanks
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