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| Starting Your Career as a Wall Street Quant: A Practical, No-BS Guide to Getting a Job in Quantitative Finance and Launching a Lucrative Career | 
 enlarge | Author: Brett Jiu
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 265118
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st (2007)
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 268
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 1432706810
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9781432706814
ASIN: 1432706810
Publication Date: June 18, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Two stars -- no more October 16, 2007
30 out of 41 found this review helpful
Who wrote all these five-star reviews? Friends of the author? The bulk of the book -- 140 pages -- is devoted to writing a resume and preparing for interviews: the kind of material one can find in umpteen other books. There is some light coverage of what a quant does and what a quant needs to know: proper coverage of these topics would have made the book worth its price.
Besides the fluff content, there are a distressing number of typographical mistakes. Was there no proofreader available? The English itself is often faulty, and the breezy style open to criticism.
I grudgingly give this book two stars because -- as far as I'm aware -- there is not yet any other book in the market that addresses would-be-quants.
Postscript: I recommend "Heard on the Street."
 Indeed a very practical guide to apply for a Quant Job September 24, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book does deliver on the promise of the author; there is a quite detailed description of what a job in quantitative finance entails and what the day-to-day life on the job is like. There are very good references for where to find jobs and reading material in preparation for the interview/the job itself. Excellent advice is also being given on how to tailor one's resume and cover letters for that type of jobs. I enjoyed reading it.
Excellent book for quant wannabe August 23, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I personally never write review for any book I bought. This is the first time because Brett did a wonderful job and saved me a lot of time. I have read Mark Joshi's "On becoming a Quant" and Paul and Dominic's guide to getting a Quant job. This informative book clarify many concepts I learned from other resources. It's concise, easy to follow, and insightful. The author is a down-to-earth person. He will tell you what he really thinks. Highly recommended. Don't buy Emanuel Derman's "My Life as a Quant". Buy this one. You won't regret it!
A very useful and easy reading book August 9, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book contains very useful info such as where to find job postings and how to deal with recruiters. Very helpful for people seeking their first job.
This book answers questions from my job search August 8, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a fresh graduate with a science major, I got the book when I was half way in my job search. I found the book very useful 'cause it answered the practical questions from my own job search, such as "how to work with headhunters", "what questions to ask in quant interviews", "how to evaluate and negotiate offers" etc...I think it's particularly valuable to someone who has no job search experience and doesn't know the tricks in the whole process. I personally think this book is a good investment for one's quant career. Oh, did I mention the cost is really low?
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