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I am having a mid-life crisis of sorts. Need sincere, objective advice. Without any bullshit, let me give you some objective facts:
- Male, 26 y/o, citizen of Ireland, currently resident in Boston on F-1 visa
- Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at MIT, dept of EECS
- 2013: S.M. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT
- 2010: B.A.I, B.A. Electronic & Computer Engineering, Trinity College Dublin
- My areas of specialization include optimization, statistical modeling, simulation, and large-scale data analysis
- I have a Master's thesis and 5 academic publications (conference papers)
- 5 previous academic internships in engineering fields, 1 of them was directly related to analysis of financial data
- 1 year experience day-trading Bitcoin as a hobby
Over the past year I have developed an interest in finance, mainly through Bitcoin. I am disillusioned with academia and want to leave. One way or another I think I am done here, I want to start looking for jobs TODAY. My academic credentials are strong, but otherwise I have no experience in this field, other than my own personal interests.
(I am a motivated, confident, fast and obsessive learner. But these are not objective facts.)
I am very interested in quantitative analysis, algorithmic trading, HFT, etc. I want to know, do I have a chance to get such a job? What do I need to know/learn? How do I begin looking for jobs in this area? What should my resume reflect? What kind of salary can I expect?
I would appreciate any comments and advice that you can give me.
Thank in advance.
- Male, 26 y/o, citizen of Ireland, currently resident in Boston on F-1 visa
- Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at MIT, dept of EECS
- 2013: S.M. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT
- 2010: B.A.I, B.A. Electronic & Computer Engineering, Trinity College Dublin
- My areas of specialization include optimization, statistical modeling, simulation, and large-scale data analysis
- I have a Master's thesis and 5 academic publications (conference papers)
- 5 previous academic internships in engineering fields, 1 of them was directly related to analysis of financial data
- 1 year experience day-trading Bitcoin as a hobby
Over the past year I have developed an interest in finance, mainly through Bitcoin. I am disillusioned with academia and want to leave. One way or another I think I am done here, I want to start looking for jobs TODAY. My academic credentials are strong, but otherwise I have no experience in this field, other than my own personal interests.
(I am a motivated, confident, fast and obsessive learner. But these are not objective facts.)
I am very interested in quantitative analysis, algorithmic trading, HFT, etc. I want to know, do I have a chance to get such a job? What do I need to know/learn? How do I begin looking for jobs in this area? What should my resume reflect? What kind of salary can I expect?
I would appreciate any comments and advice that you can give me.
Thank in advance.