Mark Joshi presents a helpful guide on making your way in the world of Quantitative Finance.
Emanuel Derman says it is essential for the aspiring super-quant to overlay theoretical knowledge with pragmatic common sense.
The goal of the site is help students to prepare for the changing demands of today's job market and to provide a voice for early career scientists.
Mark Joshi's Discussion Forum for Quant Finance Books, Jobs and Courses including sections on: Interview questions, getting your first job and general technical discussion.
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Job seekers do themselves a disservice when they send out resumes with more information than they need.
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Helping prospective students to understand the quantitative demands of the MBA first year.
News, Advice and Rants from a Front Office Quant, an IT Recruiter and others.
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Mergers and Inquisitions was launched after the author realized the web lacked good, free resources on investment banking, finance jobs and career advice in general for college students and recent graduates.
Emanuel Derman gives careers advice to those seeking a job in today’s finance markets. You’ll have to have plenty of education, and intuition too.
Xinfeng Zhou's book will prepare you for quantitative finance interviews by helping you zero in on the key concepts that are frequently tested.
Breaking into the hedge fund industry is not easy. If you are fresh out of school or have not worked in the industry before, it usually takes some explicit networking, focused internships or past investment experience before a hedge fund employment opportunity will present itself to you. Richard Wilson offers 6 tips.
Emanuel Derman writes for CareerJournal.com
Executive Careers hint, tips and resources at the Wall Street Journal.
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Compiled by Jeff Altman over on his blog 'Tough Interview Questions'.
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This is a blog style resource from the author of "Starting Your Career as a Wall Street Quant" (due out in summer 2007.
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In this interview Akash Bandyopadhyay explains how he made the transition from Natural Science to Financial Economics and become a faculty member atone of the world's top business schools in a short span of only five years.
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Compiled by Karhan Akcoglu and hosted at Yale.
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A Short Guide from Doug Ward and Tony Ofori at Michael Page.
Practical, No-BS Advice on Launching a Lucrative Career in Quantitative Finance.
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This page provides advice and tips on writing resumes. A clean, concise, easy-to-read resume can greatly increase your chances of landing a job interview.
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Compiled at MoneyScience.
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This article pinpoints the top 10 cities for finance jobs and examines their language requirements, typical weather, cost of living and other important features.
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Dominic's guide to getting a job in Quantitative Finance.
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This article tries to give a gentle, and somewhat idiosyncratic, introduction to finance and financial markets by looking at them from a number of different perspectives.
This page is designed to illustrate some of the best and most accessible books on Credit Risk at both the asset level and portfolio level.
Roger Ehrenberg answers some questions from readers over on his blog, Information Arbitrage.
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From Careers-in-business.com
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Thinking about a career in the investment banking industry? Wondering which divisions might be most interesting to you? Don't know where to begin? Take this Quiz at Goldman Sachs.
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Not strictly Quant Questions, but interesting nonetheless with some good tips and tricks.
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Nowadays there are dozens of guides telling you what to expect in an interview, how to prepare, what to wear etc. In other words they are all written from an interviewee’s standpoint. Here's something from the other side of the game.
A blog for undergraduates and young bankers – cover letters, resume writing and interviewing skills, just for investment banks.
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