QuoteIMO politic is far more worse in academia than in the private sector"Politics in academia is so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small"Henry Kissinger

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: londonerMckinsey?McKinsey doesn't employ "Quants" per-se, but they have something called an APD (Advanced Profession Degree) program where they hire PhDs/MDs/JDs as consultants (Associates). I gave a few rounds of tests and interviews there last year.The work, although ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ArthurDentThere may actually be a tradeoff on the estimated value of your sign off bonus (how much, how likely, legal fees) versus your guaranteed sign on bonus..Assuming the signon bonus is big enough and also that it doesn't have to be paid back if they terminate you,...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DominicConnorHow long between offering you and shutting down was it ?There may be an issue of "bad faith".Which country are you in ?There was quite a long time between the offer (Dec '07) and the shutdown (6/6/08). Perhaps I started looking for a job too early....This i...

<t>For some background, I'm a PhD student Comp Engg.I got an offer from a Quant Trading group at a Bulge-Bracket IBank, and was slated to start next month.I was told on Friday that the group I was supposed to join has been 'dissolved'. The HR female told me that they'll "try" to place me somewhere e...

Check your pm, MBAFinance.

I found the job I will be joining in June (at JPMorgan) through efinancialcareers.However, the plural of anecdote is not data.

I'll try to recall, since this was a long while ago.The interviews were extremely easy-going, hardly any technical questions. Maybe the occasional cliche about virtual functions.They didn't make me write any code, or solve any math problems.Hope this helps.

...in reply to diogenes post below....I decided to not go to CTC. Am trying to decide between JPM and Credit Suisse.

<t>This year, the ATA program has moved to a "rotation" model, where the first two years you'll be rotating between different groups. So there's really no choice when it comes to deciding which office to go to At least that's what the HR people keep telling me.....Has anyone heard s'thing different?...

<t>That's a valid point: its more practical for CS to have just one day with interviews. From the interviewee's perspective, CS ends up looking impersonal. And consider what happened before: a written test (can't get more impersonal than that!)What group are you guys interviewing with? I'm interview...

<t>I'm also going for the Superday this Monday. Sort of odd, this 'superday' concept: I would've liked individual interviews a lot more.QuoteOriginally posted by: tetrabitI got a call 8 days after my phone interview.Anyone knows what to expect from their Superday? I'm going to the one on Monday, 11/...

<t>I'm also going for the Superday this Monday. Sort of odd, this 'superday' concept: I would've liked individual interviews a lot more.QuoteOriginally posted by: tetrabitI got a call 8 days after my phone interview.Anyone knows what to expect from their Superday? I'm going to the one on Monday, 11/...

Thanks papercut, you've given me a fair idea of my career path following a job at a trading shop...... (shudder).Thanks a lot for the feedback!

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: tetrabitWow, you seem to have a lot of offers.My impression is that the big banks/ hedge funds look down on prop trading experience. Plus market-making isn't very quanty, so one probably won't learn much anyway.Hope the senior members can offer more insight.Thanks for y...