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by snowdew
May 22nd, 2007, 6:21 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: applying from academia vs from consulting company
Replies: 3
Views: 71839

applying from academia vs from consulting company

that's a good bit of wisdom KT, unfortunately not everyone has the chances or time or financial resource to persist over relatively long period of time. How about setting a time aside, say 2 months, to find the 'prefect job' and if it doesn't come true then settle for whatever come your way ?
by snowdew
May 10th, 2007, 4:47 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Long hours
Replies: 34
Views: 77245

Long hours

<t>KT your plot sound to be taken from a new movie ?a while back I had an interview with a head of a team at an energy company who appeared rather eccentric. He said culture in his office is similar to academic environment where people are not committed to certain starting time, have XBox to play at...
by snowdew
May 4th, 2007, 5:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: HH quandary
Replies: 22
Views: 76572

HH quandary

<t>zeta you are scary !! hahahaHow can anyone execute that plan without 2 or 3 secretaries nearby to remind them of the next step and what to say/do...your plan is way too confusing, excessive twists and turns in the plot. You'd need tens of separate shooting for one scene.If you have a good mate (n...
by snowdew
May 4th, 2007, 5:00 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Switch out of IT into Quant Finance?
Replies: 6
Views: 73539

Switch out of IT into Quant Finance?

<t>If you are in Australia, I would think a master from Securities Institute or one of the uni's (NSW,Usyd) should be enough to get into finance, a master of quantitative finance at UTS will probably put you in model validation.Right when you finish master apply for finance jobs. I have impression S...
by snowdew
May 3rd, 2007, 2:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Imperial Colege, London
Replies: 8
Views: 73943

Imperial Colege, London

<t>I remember when I first joined this forum Paul Wilmott was at Imperial College, don't know about updated information.Someone I know at Imperial undergrad said most undergard students are those who missed Oxbridge. However this could be much different from postgrad since business school is only fo...
by snowdew
May 1st, 2007, 10:33 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Anyone knows quant consultant?
Replies: 37
Views: 77926

Anyone knows quant consultant?

<t>My brother has these offers:one is manager at a big placeone is senior at a vendorone is unknown level at a small firmDo you think any of these should be paid hourly and not annually ? If hourly does it imply that he will be more in control of his times, though I understand this by no mean guaran...
by snowdew
April 27th, 2007, 2:06 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Anyone knows quant consultant?
Replies: 37
Views: 77926

Anyone knows quant consultant?

<t>thanks much for the insightsIf I do move into consulting it will not be my first job. If Dominic would remember my CV/myself, I have served a time in the bank and mainly look to move due to the travels and (potential) time flexibility. I plan to do some study e.g. legal or political, hoping that ...
by snowdew
April 27th, 2007, 9:44 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Anyone knows quant consultant?
Replies: 37
Views: 77926

Anyone knows quant consultant?

<t>my friends in consulting both want to get out and into bank. My guesstimate of rationale for a consulting job is:- when you want the time to carry on other personal projects of yours- when you want to accummulate untechnical skills i.e. soft skills for other purposes (rather than to continue on i...
by snowdew
April 26th, 2007, 7:53 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Anyone knows quant consultant?
Replies: 37
Views: 77926

Anyone knows quant consultant?

<t>Hi, how would you guys gather comparision of these consulting:1. in a big 42. in a big system vendor3. in a new growing small company - which is not system vendor but still service implementation and maintenance, rather than doing the picking/choosing.Assume everything else equal: more or less th...
by snowdew
April 26th, 2007, 7:43 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What after MFE?
Replies: 63
Views: 81467

What after MFE?

<t>AK, UTS quantitative finance program is a fairly reputed name, also in Sing they seem to know well about Australian universities. I know it is very hard to get to NTU, NUS, similar to Tokyo Uni or Korean National Uni, or Chulalongkorn Uni, however if you look to move around later on maybe conside...
by snowdew
April 25th, 2007, 10:32 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CAREER ADVICE
Replies: 8
Views: 74265

CAREER ADVICE

<t>I resigned from a 'kind of' first job in middle-front office for similar reason to yours, in order to come back to uni and study a short course on topic I really liked then pursued that career for 2 months. So my take in your story would be to quit the job, travel around S.A. before you move to U...
by snowdew
April 24th, 2007, 4:25 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: how to ask for more time regarding job offer and/or decline final interviews
Replies: 5
Views: 74186

how to ask for more time regarding job offer and/or decline final interviews

<t>Thanks.DCFC, at times I'm tempted to take a career break and become an agent to learn what's going on inside their world. KT,I assume from the second job onward people are old enough to need time to think, so as to make a good decision. First job most people say yes right away or merely go by bra...
by snowdew
April 24th, 2007, 3:03 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: how to ask for more time regarding job offer and/or decline final interviews
Replies: 5
Views: 74186

how to ask for more time regarding job offer and/or decline final interviews

<t>I have been having headache and heartache about this hence would appreciate any input. What is the convention to ask for more time to think about job offer and how long can we hold it ? also to hold off further interviews (a number of similar jobs). I feel uneasy about it because the companies ar...
by snowdew
April 23rd, 2007, 8:19 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: ABN Amro and HHs
Replies: 8
Views: 74138

ABN Amro and HHs

(am in a teasing mood )could it be because they reckon those from ABN Amro/Barclays are too good they all already got placements ? Thus HHs have to move on to...
by snowdew
April 23rd, 2007, 8:15 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Monet and Renoir at National gallery
Replies: 0
Views: 72856

Monet and Renoir at National gallery

Anyone have seen them ? I intend to book ticket. It is a nice surprise to see both exhibitions going on at the same time that I am in London. or anyone want to group and go together ?