Is the Quant Boom in Fintech Turning into the Quant Bust? Sarah Butcher, February 1, 2021 4 min read As demand for quants increased at banks and hedge funds in recent years, so too the number of Masters...
Quant Interview with Morgan Stanley: Don’t Make This Critical Error Sarah Butcher, November 17, 2020 3 min read Before you step into a quant interview with Vishwanath Tirupattur, a director of quant...
Quant Interview Questions: How to Prepare (and What to Ask) Sarah Butcher, August 7, 2020 12 min read If you're an experienced quant applying for a new role in an investment bank, you might presume that you'll be able to...
Morgan Stanley’s Laid-Off Technologists Struggling for New Work Sarah Butcher, February 12, 2020 4 min read It's been nearly two months since Morgan Stanley cleared the ranks of some of its most senior technology staff in both...
Hedge Fund Jobs: Best in Finance IT? Sarah Butcher, November 8, 2019 4 min read If you’re wondering whether to leave your job as a software engineer with an investment bank for a similar role with...
Big Data Jobs: Big Demand, for Those with the Skills Sarah Butcher, November 6, 2019 6 min read Not all data jobs are the same. People talk about Big Data and data science as if they're catch-all phrases requiring...
Quants Quit Jobs at Investment Banks for One Big Reason Sarah Butcher, September 18, 2019 3 min read If you work for an investment bank, and you want to see quants (i.e., your colleagues in quantitative analyst...
Quant Jobs No Longer Demand Finance Knowledge Sarah Butcher, September 17, 2019 4 min read The world is changing for quantitative researchers in finance. Not long ago, they actually needed to know...
Finance Quants: Entry-Level Pay with a BA, MA, or PhD Sarah Butcher, August 27, 2019 3 min read Should you bother getting a master's if you want to be a quant in the financial services industry? It certainly...
Best Tech Job in Banking: Goldman Sachs ‘Strat’? Sarah Butcher, August 22, 2019 5 min read According to "Dan," a strat in Goldman Sachs' New York electronic trading group, you probably don't want to be a quant...
