Wall Street Is Not Looking So Good
February 29, 2008 | 9:07 pmOk so I’ve been contemplating ditching physics for quantitative finance, but wow it is not looking too good in the financial sector recently. A couple stories here and here about the markets taking a major hit today. Oh and I found this informative guide by a headhunting agency for quants in London. Gives a pretty good overview of what it’s like to work in quantitative finance.
So what was the name of this headhunting agency for
Noel | March 3, 2008 | 12:55 amSo what was the name of this headhunting agency for Quants? I’ve been looking for one that specifically targets quant reserachers/analysts/managers… Thanks
Wow, someone is actually reading my blog... haha! Thanks
matterhacker | March 3, 2008 | 1:11 amWow, someone is actually reading my blog… haha! Thanks for commenting. The agency was Michael Page, but if you go to Wilmott Forums you can find a lot of info on quant jobs and it’s directly from people working on Wall Street. Wilmott is probably the best resource I’ve found so far where people give you a realistic idea of what a quant job search and interviews are like and what real salaries to expect given the hype about quant salaries.