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Quant Event Columbia Financial Engineering Seminar Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:27:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Columbia-University-Financial-Engineering-Practioners-Seminar?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Ask-the-technical-recruiter?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner Recruiters can be an invaluable asset in helping you land your next position.  They know what's going on in the field, who's hiring and who's not, and can often even provide interview tips and feedback on your resume.  Recruiters ... Interviewing Tips Recruiters Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:51:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Ask-the-technical-recruiter?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d13-10-things-they-hate-about-you?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner This article by Vault.com outlines ten common reasons cited by investment banking interviewers for rejecting candidates.  The article has been around for awhile, but the points are still valid.  Make sure to review this before you... 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Interviewing Tips Investment Banking Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:06:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Youve-got-the-interview--now-what--Part-1?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d13-All-about-the-Financial-Risk-Manager-exam?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner Interested in learning more about the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification? Attend a free presentation on the exam sponsored by GARP, the Global Association of Risk Professionals. The FRM exam is being expanded to a new, two-level for... Education FRM Risk Management Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:17:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d13-All-about-the-Financial-Risk-Manager-exam?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d11-QWAFAFEW-New-York-Meeting-Equity-Markets--ETFs?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner Upcoming quant event sponsored by the New York chapter of QWAFAFEW, the Quantitative Alliance For Applied Finance Economics & Wisdom.   QWAFAFEW members meet monthly. “A typical QWAFAFEW meeting includes topics of discussion ... Quant Quant Event Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:22:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d11-QWAFAFEW-New-York-Meeting-Equity-Markets--ETFs?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d10-My-life-as-a-quant?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner Those interested in learning more about what it's like to work as a quant may be interested to read the book "My Life as a Quant" by Professor Emanual Derman of Columbia University.  Professor Derman is very well known and respected in... Quant Financial Engineering Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:29:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d10-My-life-as-a-quant?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Becoming-a-quant?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner  From time to time people email me asking how to get started as a quant. While there are a number of fields that comprise the quant discipline and no list can be all-inclusive, if you are going to be interviewing for a quant position, you m... Education Interviewing Tips Quant Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:38:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Becoming-a-quant?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Why-would-you-want-to-enter-this-field-now?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner With the failures, nationalizations or acquisitions of a huge number of storied investment banks, financial companies and trading firms (Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, AIG, Lehman Brothers and so forth) over the past twelve ... Interviewing Tips Investment Banking Financial Ratio Corner Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:44:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Why-would-you-want-to-enter-this-field-now?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Batman-vs-Superman?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner Scene: You’re on an interview with a bulge bracket investment bank. You’ve made it through the tough technical questions, handling “How would you value a company?”, “What’s a deferred tax a... Interviewing Tips Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:17:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Batman-vs-Superman?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Your-brilliant-education?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner Whether you are preparing to enter the field of finance or are already working in the field and thinking about your next move, thoughts of advanced degrees such as MBAs or Masters degrees in financial engineering or financial mathematics may cross yo... Education Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:38:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Your-brilliant-education?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14937-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Breaking-into-finance?cid=exrss-NY-Financial-Careers-Examiner So you want to work in finance! 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