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by pipih2008
April 13th, 2010, 8:50 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: GQR recruiters
Replies: 6
Views: 33280

GQR recruiters

I never used GQR, but heard they spam your CV everywhere without your knowledge,...
by pipih2008
March 29th, 2010, 6:26 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant intern at Hedge fund vs Ib, advice appreciated
Replies: 4
Views: 29802

quant intern at Hedge fund vs Ib, advice appreciated

what is high pressure? example please?how do you know about high turnover:citadel?
by pipih2008
March 14th, 2010, 10:23 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Professional resume writers
Replies: 4
Views: 30317

Professional resume writers

good headhunter will rewrite in their format your resume!
by pipih2008
March 4th, 2010, 10:11 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Newbie direct applications, am I the problem?
Replies: 28
Views: 35344

Newbie direct applications, am I the problem?

<t>Of course dont give up! if you have a strong CV, dont worry they will call you back even after 6-9mths!!They just need to have some open position and they will call you back!Also sometimes the process is long for GP around 2 month from 1st interview to the offer! they want smart and geek pure Qua...
by pipih2008
March 3rd, 2010, 9:30 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: from Microsoft to Morgan Stanley?
Replies: 57
Views: 43798

from Microsoft to Morgan Stanley?

it seems in some banks this year some Quant get a bit disappointed bonus , I guess less than Microsoft or google!Also in quant you will do 80%" about debugging and maintaining dirty code"
by pipih2008
March 1st, 2010, 5:33 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Double Masters?
Replies: 1
Views: 30336

Double Masters?

<t>My advice is to talk with REAL people on wall street and they may tell you, its not really worthy work in a bank now as before unless you dream since child of it. Most bankers try to find a way to reconvert to industry.Being Trader or Quant just forget about it. You may expect being IT Quant or r...
by pipih2008
March 1st, 2010, 5:16 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Barclays Capital
Replies: 3
Views: 31116

Barclays Capital

the advert are really misleading with "FO" keyword but I completely agree with barny
by pipih2008
February 28th, 2010, 9:47 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Should I get a PhD?
Replies: 9
Views: 32699

Should I get a PhD?

<t>- for this kind of research bank will prefer PhD from hard science/Engineering than PhD in Finance.- you will be competing with 10.000 PhD 25 Old, you will be out of the markets once graduated at 35!- Either you are exceptionnal or not ! PhD wont make you smart, iPhd are very specialized you wont...
by pipih2008
February 24th, 2010, 8:33 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Advice needed for Barclays position
Replies: 7
Views: 33160

Advice needed for Barclays position

<t>I would say its not worthy to work in Risk after an expensive Masters, anyways its seems that many from US master of Fin Eng recently end up in Risk with the crisis as they are no open position in FO. After 6 month or risk you will get bored and crazy,...Risk,IT-> FO very difficult! A job in Goog...
by pipih2008
February 22nd, 2010, 7:29 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: How to become strong in C++?
Replies: 11
Views: 32536

How to become strong in C++?

Take some Keratin!
by pipih2008
February 9th, 2010, 8:24 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Finance PhDs where do we work?
Replies: 23
Views: 37749

Finance PhDs where do we work?

I have never seen PhD in Finance or Computer Science in Front office.But strangely I know some banks employing PhD in Finance just doing "data entry" in back office,...
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