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I have a MS from Columbia and it certainly improved my life. I am contemplating another degree or certification to give myself more career mobility in the future. I do enjoy quant work, but if its one thing I've learned from my rigorous job search, is the need to be flexible. I don't think my...

Currently I possess a Masters in Quantitative Finance, and am working full time at a credit shop. My company sponsors mba's but I am wondering if perhaps in this current market if a CFA is more worth the time/effort. I am trying to assess what are the pro's and con's of each. What are the...

Why is that meaningless...It is possible that they could have all gotten quant jobs, but Im saying thats hard to believe especially with no experience. The competition level and state of economy has everything to do with it... Thats like saying unemployment has nothing to do with the state of...

The state of the economy...and the overall high competition for Quant roles.

"21 of 22" with no work experience getting Quant Analyst/Trading jobs...thats hard to swallow.

With what level of experience? I don't think placement statistics are ever really accurate.

Is a Masters Degree any good these days. Most quant jobs want Phds with 5+ years experience. What kind of start up roles are typically available for MS graduates?

Was talking about doing RM for a firm/or fund into working on some kind of desk (commodities,derivatives, etc.)

Thanks all for the feedback. The person that I heard this from was a guest lecturer at my school and was in charge of the Risk Management team at his firm. The impression he was conveying was that a role is Market Risk could help familiarize you with the markets, before deciding on what area to...

I have heard from some people in industry, that jobs in Market Risk are a good place to start if you are unsure whether or not you wish to eventually become a trader. Just curious how true this really is. How closely related are the responsibilities of a market risk analyst to that of a desk...

I agree...what sort of approach must one take in order to break into this industry, aside from getting extremely lucky.

Thanks Andy, I'm guessing that a lot of people experience the same difficulties. My whole point in this post was that when all your individual resources are tapped out, what else is there to do.Working with professors and recruiters to target employers sounds like a nice plan on paper, but from...

Hi, It seems to me, that employment routes are very limited these days. Online resume submissions through company websites, and job related pages (career-builder, monster, etc.) seem more often than not like a dead end. And most recruiting agencies hardly ever respond. That being said I just...

Hi Andy, I am not quite sure how active the alumni site is, having only used it a few times myself. If you are trying to reach past alumni, you might want to try to contact the program director as I'm sure he wouldn't mind providing some names to reach out to.

Yes, I am in my second term of the MAFN program so what I say is from first hand experience. Like I said before, I do not know about the other programs, perhaps they are similar as far as placements go. But I can say with a high level of confidence that any MAFN student that has gotten a job has...

Each program at Columbia has its strong and weak points. I do not know about the other programs, but the MAFN is very much a "do it yourself" sort of deal. You will be informed about companies that come to campus for recruiting, but they are usually targeting a general audience not just Masters...

Each program at Columbia has its strong and weak points. I do not know about the other programs, but the MAFN is very much a "do it yourself" sort of deal. You will be informed about companies that come to campus for recruiting, but they are usually targeting a general audience not just Masters...

Has anyone previously attended this conference? Is it practically useful? Is it a good place to meet potential employers? Student registration is 550$, quite expensive.

Hi there, Im doing a MAFN at Columbia, and am going into my 2nd semester in January. I was wondering if anyone (alumni or whoever) might be able to recommend some good electives that might be useful in industry. I am trying to take more practical courses in finance, that focus on application...