Career Guide Links 09/09/2010
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How to Get a Quant Job - Advice from Wall Street Executives
some helpful real-world insights
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Goldman's still got it, at least on Wall Street | Los Angeles Times
Vault Banking 50 ranking bank employers (40% prestige, 20% firm...
Career Guide Links 09/08/2010
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The Volokh Conspiracy » Debating the Signaling Model of Education
"Bryan argues that a large part of our education spending (perhaps as much as 80%) is socially wasteful “signaling.” It is a kind of arms race where students try to get more education than than their rivals in order to signal their conscientiousness, conformity, and intelligence to potential employers."
Career Guide Links 09/02/2010
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"My feeling is that what we’re seeing here is the beginning of a kind of Hegelian synthesis in the fund-management world. The thesis was that a talented active manager, with experience and insight, could outperform the market. The antithesis was that active managers, being human, had a distressing tendency to do...
Career Guide Links 08/27/2010
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CFA or MBA or School of Hard Knocks? - CXO Advisory
"In summary, evidence from an array of tests does not support beliefs that CFA designation, MBA degree and level of experience are critical success factors for investment managers."
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(well reviewed)
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