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by curtis5
October 31st, 2010, 1:13 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: starting in Quant
Replies: 7
Views: 24754

starting in Quant

<t>When I look at the Job board, I see that most entries are asking for candidates who have a PHD.I have been working in the software world for a number of years, have an MBA and am considering getting a CQF.However, what's are chances of getting an entry level job in London with just CQF and MBA (k...
by curtis5
October 12th, 2010, 6:02 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Advice on Career Change / First Job
Replies: 5
Views: 23899

Advice on Career Change / First Job

<t>Thanks for the helpful information!In my region, the Middle East, the most common Analyst jobs are in Hedge funds and Mutual funds. Risk Management jobs require experience and are usually found with Banks and Insurance companies. With this in mind, what do you think about getting FRM or CAIA cert...
by curtis5
October 11th, 2010, 3:50 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Advice on Career Change / First Job
Replies: 5
Views: 23899

Advice on Career Change / First Job

I am interested in:1st choice: Investment Analysis2nd choice: Risk Management
by curtis5
October 11th, 2010, 1:53 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Advice on Career Change / First Job
Replies: 5
Views: 23899

Advice on Career Change / First Job

<t>After 10+ years working in Sales and Sales Management, I decided that I wanted a career change. I recently finished my MBA studies at a top 20 school in the US. What I learned from the program was that I love math and finance. Someone gave me two books by Apostol called "Calculus" There were intu...