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by pgeek1
February 19th, 2010, 9:32 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: phone interview for a search engine
Replies: 9
Views: 31726

phone interview for a search engine

Does Google pay as much to Quants as the banks?
by pgeek1
January 27th, 2010, 6:03 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: University of Chicago's MSFM Program
Replies: 18
Views: 40959

University of Chicago's MSFM Program

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: emhIf you just finished an undergrad go work for a couple of years and then get an MBA from Uchicago. You can make your MBA at chicago as quantitative as you want. Jobs from the MSFM depends on a lot of things like your previous degree. At least for 90% of the people it...
by pgeek1
January 21st, 2010, 10:52 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: New Regulations! Effect on jobs.
Replies: 12
Views: 33252

New Regulations! Effect on jobs.

I have a feeling it is more talk than action, Obama had to do something about the MA election loss; The banks have a huge clout in Washington. It is funy how Obama made Volecker stand next to him.
by pgeek1
January 16th, 2010, 2:49 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: JPM Quant Research
Replies: 3
Views: 32593

JPM Quant Research

Is this in the US?
by pgeek1
January 14th, 2010, 11:51 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: O-1 Visa.
Replies: 26
Views: 36966

O-1 Visa.

If you graduated with a MS/PhD then you can use the OPT, for O1 you should talk to attorneys, I imagine it will be hard, however if a firm really wants u, they can use L1 or J1 visas.
by pgeek1
January 14th, 2010, 11:49 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Why is taking so long to receive feedbacks?
Replies: 5
Views: 32051

Why is taking so long to receive feedbacks?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: VCAThanks KackToodles. That may well be the reason for such a delay.If I let them know that I'm having interviews with other banks, could that speed up the process?typically unless u have another job offer, most firms will not expedite. other interviews do not count, bu...
by pgeek1
January 13th, 2010, 9:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Why is taking so long to receive feedbacks?
Replies: 5
Views: 32051

Why is taking so long to receive feedbacks?

Its job search and it sucks, you have to learn to live with it.
by pgeek1
January 13th, 2010, 10:34 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: High pay but no time for family.
Replies: 12
Views: 33738

High pay but no time for family.

U want your kids to be good?, move to India or China, with all the competition they will learn to work hard and not have time to do stupid things like have sex at 16, and since they will be US citizens they can come to the US for college for pretty cheap and get good quality education.
by pgeek1
January 7th, 2010, 4:23 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What use is PhD?
Replies: 74
Views: 42754

What use is PhD?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ThinkDifferentwell if all you are after is maximizing profit with lowest expenses and time spent, then yes. ...you do PhD cause you like the subject. I could say doing PhD was probably one of the most exciting stages of my life ...how doing something that you enjoy can ...
by pgeek1
January 3rd, 2010, 5:37 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: PhD research areas for quant career
Replies: 10
Views: 34428

PhD research areas for quant career

QuoteOriginally posted by: MatthewMKack's going to eat you alive, boy. he is a dick
by pgeek1
December 12th, 2009, 8:26 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Age to change to trader job?
Replies: 16
Views: 36130

Age to change to trader job?

Interviews are funny (i mean are not rational, there is technically nothing funny), you never know what the other person thought..
by pgeek1
December 11th, 2009, 6:33 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Tech Vs Finance
Replies: 29
Views: 38943

Tech Vs Finance

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: EEGradOkay, so I asked this question, because I have been expecting job with a firm in Texas in tech research in my area of PhD specialization (signal processing), and it came through today. However, I have seen almost all the alumni from my group (before the 2008 bust)...
by pgeek1
December 8th, 2009, 2:33 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: In between my 1st and 2nd jobs: strategic career advice needed
Replies: 27
Views: 38786

In between my 1st and 2nd jobs: strategic career advice needed

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: NikkeiDear all:Although I like to think of myself as a quant, I still know little about the actual job market in the US. I try to monitor the relevant sources (books of Mark Joshi, Brett Jiu, forums, etc), but I still don’t feel informed about the specifics of real jobs...
by pgeek1
November 29th, 2009, 12:10 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story"
Replies: 9
Views: 34393

Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story"

Moore is an idiot who hates capitalism, but bailouts are not part of capitalism and he doesnt undetsand it, so that movie is just garbage which blames capitalism for bailouts.
by pgeek1
November 5th, 2009, 6:26 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Points on a circle
Replies: 5
Views: 33140

Points on a circle

let \theta_1 and \theta_2 be the angles, they are uniform between 0 and 2piget the length of the chord and take expectation..