Hi guys. I know there's people here working in quantitative finance and also in recruitment so wanted to hear your opinions.I have a background in MechEng and now I am a PhD student in Computational Fluid Dynamics. I've made up my mind and after graduation I'd like a change into quantitative finance. My work mainly involves developing code for numerical simulation and High Performance Computing. I know that my school and especially the research group is highly regarded within the CFD/Aerospace world, but fairly unknown in the finance industry.Because of this I would like to boost my CV a bit and was thinking of joining an online MSc course in Mathematical Finance (York, etc) . Most of them are modular and allow to get a Postgraduate Diploma after the taught part of the course. This is what I would be looking into.I know it would be beneficial in terms of the relevant knowledge I would gain, but do you believe it would boost my CV enough to make it worth it?Thank you very much.

You could do the CQF, which have more value the MSc from York.

QuoteOriginally posted by: punkfanatic3000You could do the CQF, which have more value the MSc from York.I think some people would beg to differ. An MSc is an MSc.Having said that, with the CQF you do get more in the way of "tuition" via video of lectures and the like. jjangulo, it's worth checking whether the MSc program that you are considering is recognised by the IAFE.

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Do an internship at a bank.I made the experience that banks don't love PhD too much. Even me doing it very quickly (2 to 3.5 yrs depending on how you count) was shrugged off more than once. As in: "Big deal. I know a guy who did it in 1.5 years".In the end all the PhD does is, it's a signal "Proven ability to follow through with tedious long term projects" and "Is probably intelligent". Both of which are necessary but not sufficient condition to function in the workplace. So, do an internship. I don't think it will just enhance your likelihood of getting a finance job, I think it's a prerequisite.