<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: crosshatchAs I am coming close to finishing my PhD, I have been job hunting the last month. I have interviewed for a couple of quant roles and it seems that I interview well as I get down to the being one of the last candidates. Then the question of pay comes... I value...

So if one starts in risk management, then one would not get fired at 50? BTW all the GS quant jobs I have seen people interviewing recently for are in risk management.

What to do at the age of 50? I doubt quants earn enough to retire comfortably by then?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: jawabeanQuoteOriginally posted by: EEGrad then retire in some less expensive place/country.Haiti?If you are a bachelor than maybe Thailand is a better choice You can also maybe get an appointment as a professor in the local university, it will pay peanuts but there will...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: Alekkso that's basically the same question: what can you do after a quant job ? You will maybe tell me that at the age of 50, after a career in the quantitative finance, you don't really need another job (at least financially speaking ?)I don't think this is true, assum...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AlekkThis section is packed with threads describing how to enter the quantitative finance industry: what are the ways to leave it ? I have heard of many PhD students discussing of how they would work as a quant for a decade or so, make some real money, and they leave. I...

Not sure about 8 mos, but at least it may not go through the lottery.

I am pretty sure, you can get another company to get you a H-1b, since you were counted against the quota once you are exempt from it. Ask a lawyer to confirm.

Thanks everyone,Why can't I get an O-1 if the lawyers make the case that I am applying my EE skills to finance research? Is it possible to get O-1 with an EE company then? Is it portable like the H-1B?

The H-1B's in the US have run out. I was wondering if the finance companies sponsor O-1 visas, otherwise I would have to wait till October to join, and who knows if the H-1Bs will be available at that time. Can anyone shed light on this.

They care about both. Top school can get you an interview much easier than a low ranked school, thereafter it is the skills that matter.

QuoteOriginally posted by: almostcutmyhairnot much for PhD recruitmentQuoteOriginally posted by: EEGradAt least, the finance companies only go for campus recruitment to top schools, such as MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, Harvard.They do go heavily for PhD recruitment as well.

At least, the finance companies only go for campus recruitment to top schools, such as MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, Harvard.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: EscapeArtist999QuoteYes. It does. You don't have to beat the market if you are the market. - Twofish please...If your numerically solved equations were THAT useful you would be getting the millions... and that my friend I know you are not... hehehe YOu are giving a very...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: twofishQuoteOriginally posted by: KackToodlesHave you wondered why no Americans are rushing over to apply for those jobs?Don't understand what you are talking about. Anytime a national lab offers a permanent position they get totally flooded with resumes. There's no dif...