Wednesday, October 23, 2013

THE CURRENT JOB MARKET

At the time of writing,October 2012, the quant job market is very tough. There is a lot of uncertainty driven by the potential defaults of Euro zone members. There are some jobs but not very many, and some places seem to have adopted a “do no hiring till everything settles” policy. What does this mean for candidates? First, make sure you have really done your preparation properly. You can’t treat the first few interviews as a learning experience since they may be all you get. Second, consider whether you can delay your entry to quant by doing more studying or sticking with what you are doing. Third, don’t be picky – if you can get an offer doing something, you are doing much better than most people.

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