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发帖数: 93 | 1 A few days ago 版主 BulletTooth asked me if I was willing to share a sample
chapter about quant career. Here it is, chapter 1 of my book. It's the
complete chapter, identical to the one in the book (save for a few corrected
typos). I think it can give those not familiar with the finance industry
or the quant profession some idea what the industry and profession are like.
IMPORTANT NOTICE #1:
This sample chapter is posted on www.mitbbs.com *only*. Please do not re-
post it elsewhere, or an angr | Q*********r
发帖数: 93 | 2 The Lure of a Quant Career
[copyright (c) 2007 Brett Jiu]
You may or may not need a reason for why you want to launch a career as a
quant. If you do, this chapter will help you make that decision by giving
you a detailed rundown on what a quant career will be like and what its
advantages and disadvantages are. If you don’t need a reason – for example
, if you are a Ph.D. in finance or economics, you already know that
lucrative non-academic jobs are on Wall Street – you should still read this
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发帖数: 93 | 3 A Typical Workday in a Quant’s Life
Because Wall Street quants work in diverse fields, it’s really not possible
to talk about a “typical” workday. However, I have put together a
schedule that I think reflects the workday of many quants. Most of the time,
their diurnal rituals will probably be something similar to this
hypothetical schedule.
7:30 am Get into office, grab coffee or tea
settle down in cubicle
7:45 am Check e-mail and results of any
overnight program runs
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发帖数: 93 | 4 Non-Quant Finance Jobs
If you skipped over the previous section, this may come as a surprise to you
, but many non-quant Wall Street jobs are lucrative, too. In fact, I think
most of the highly paid people on Wall Street are not quants. They are
usually lawyers or MBAs by training. Quant people tend to be the straight
shooters and lack the necessary political skills to climb to the top, both
in power and in money. Still, quants who can tie their compensation to
performance have the potential of | Q*********r
发帖数: 93 | 5 Designing an Overall Strategy for Getting a Quant Job
The rest of the book is concerned with the nitty-gritty details of your job
search process, from writing an award-winning résumé to negotiating a job
offer. But first, before you embark on the journey, it’s important that you
have an overall strategy, a roadmap from where you are now (wanting to get
a foot in the door) to where you want to go (having a foot in the door).
This strategy is all about you. It will help you plan out exactly what y | Q*********r
发帖数: 93 | 6 PDF! :)
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: A few days ago 版主 BulletTooth asked me if I was willing to share a sample
: chapter about quant career. Here it is, chapter 1 of my book. It's the
: complete chapter, identical to the one in the book (save for a few corrected
: typos). I think it can give those not familiar with the finance industry
: or the quant profession some idea what the industry and profession are like.
: IMPORTANT NOTICE #1:
: This sample chapter is posted on www.mitbbs.com *only*. Please do not re-
: post it elsewhere, or an angr
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