Talent

jackdaniels · July 31st, 2007, 1:47 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: rishikuHi Paparcut,On a lighter note, maybe you should consider interviewing candidates from good universities in India and China

. You wont feel so dejected after the interviews

.The quality of students from India and China falls very rapidly if we move away from "good" universities. Even within the IITs, I have interviewed *a lot* of candidates with abysmally little knowledge or even raw talent.

DominicConnor · July 31st, 2007, 2:20 pm

I wonder if what we need is a "common entrance exam" which can be taken after a course or self study ?It would cover finance of course, but maths, IT and other skills. The trick I think will be to make it open ended. Rather than pass or fail, you get to go as far as you can, and there is no fixed upper bound to your score.

miretta · July 31st, 2007, 2:30 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: DCFCI wonder if what we need is a "common entrance exam" which can be taken after a course or self study ?It would cover finance of course, but maths, IT and other skills. The trick I think will be to make it open ended. Rather than pass or fail, you get to go as far as you can, and there is no fixed upper bound to your score.You mean a sort of GMAT for quant candidates?

khoni06 · August 4th, 2007, 9:02 pm

It would be great: especially for guys that cannot afford paying big dollars in MFE etc programs. Great Idea, when are you creating it?

yurakm · August 5th, 2007, 6:32 pm

Something like actuarial exams?

DominicConnor · August 5th, 2007, 7:12 pm

It's quite a bit of work to define such an exam, but quite possible.What I've never been able to work out, is how to get enough industry acceptance.