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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andy Nguyen" data-source="post: 8879" data-attributes="member: 1">Just like to add that Steve is Vice President of Fixed Income at Credit Suisse and in that position, he's interviewed/hired/denied many job applicants. So the fact that he gave a thorough response is very much indicative of the helpfulness level of Quantnet community. While his answer may come off a bit blunt/frank, I have to agree to everything he said. I couldn't even give a better answer myself. I doubt you can get a better answer from anyone/anywhere else.It would be lovely if there is a simple answer to this question. Every position has an unique set of skills/tools. The same positions at Goldman and Credit Suisse may require entirely different set of skills/tools. Your best approach would be to find out the position you are interested in (This could take a really long time) then enroll in an appropriate program.  After all,  our program will not prepare you with a specific skill/tool but rather applicable  knowledge and rigorous training of what you may need to do in your future jobs. During the program, you will pickup on many skills that turn out to be useful for a vast range of jobs, be it programming, analytical mindset, patience, endurance, etcMost of the students admitted to our programs spent months, if not years doing a background research on the programs, jobs before they decided to change their career. It did not happen overnight or in weeks.Don't take what our members post here the wrong way. Essentially, what everyone here tell you is that you took the correct first approach by asking question on our forum. Just keep in mind that it takes lot of time and preparation to enter this field/career/program. Once you are more clear of what you want to do, your questions can be answered in a much detailed manner. You got everything in a big haystack right now and it would not help.There are lot of guides you can read about careers in finance and what skills one needs. Here are some<a href="http://quantnet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175" target="_blank">What do quants do? - QuantNetwork - Financial Engineering Forum</a><a href="http://quantnet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1472" target="_blank">Free book: Careers in Financial Market - QuantNetwork - Financial Engineering Forum</a></blockquote>

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