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#Shooting for HFT/FAANG/Unicorns, so far just resume rejects. Should i be worried? Advice appreciated
cerulean shuttle
pseudo gulch
this looks pretty damn good, optimal resume from FAANG and unicorns. i can see why HFT rejects because they are super selective, maybe would take if you had QT/QA experience, so far this is big tech SWE.
also congrats on JHU
have you gotten resume rejections from faang or unicorn or just HFT?
since you just started C1 i think ur search this time is going to go way way better
cerulean shuttle
have you gotten resume rejections from faang or unicorn or just HFT?
So far just HFT cuz they’re the ones that have opened – tbh I’m goin for them though since it’s the work that interests me most. But last year I got ghosted by literally everything except C1 and Bloomberg lmao
So I do want to optimize for HFT somehow
Or similar work (applied to MS tech analyst cuz I think they do kinda quant analysis stuff)
pseudo gulch
HFT just might be a hit/miss kind of thing esp if youre not from a target target
try to get some sort of QT/QA role at some trading firm if you want to optimize
but for big tech i think you will get a lot more hits after capital one
maybe the pure trading might be very difficult but you can always try for JS/citadel SIG SWE etc to see if any hit
i think the resume is pretty damn good
pseudo gulch
yeah that makes sense
your resume is rlly good and ur all set for big tech, maybe you could adjust the resume for HFT by doing some projects on stochastic analysis, time series stuff (etc all that stuff) and then maybe do some networking in ur quant trading clubs i know all t10ish have those
from there its just a question of applying and seeing lowk
nothing really strikes out to me as like deal breaker
maybe you could put your skills on the bottom so that the experience and projects are the first thing they scan
cerulean shuttle
maybe you could put your skills on the bottom so that the experience and project...
Gotcha, will do, I’ve seen some ppl mention that
pseudo gulch
thats what i think too, HFT is super selective and if they were going to take interns without any super cracked profile they would do so from HYPSM or t5 cs prob. maybe u could get a couple hits (1-2) for an interview but its still super hard to break into.
from my ivy, most who get the JS/citadel/hrt/jump/sig, etc. are already interns at top FAANG (mostly google) or from a trading firm already to make the jump
cinder narwhal
HFT just might be a hit/miss kind of thing esp if youre not from a target target
btw are targets for Quant trading like only HYPSM+Caltech+CMU SCS?
I am interested in Hedge Funds and Quant Trading and am going to ba attending UIUC for Computer Science (Class of 2028)
cinder narwhal
thats what i think too, HFT is super selective and if they were going to take in...
UIUC is T5 CS
pseudo gulch
this might be completely bullshit but from what ive heard from my friends who acc go to these universities
super target is hypsm + caltech + cmu b/c they have a pipeline into quant
target target is uiuc + gatech + berkeley + cornell
normal target (u can start to see a good amt of hires): top privates, ivies, t10s, other top 10-15 cs
uiuc is good enough to get interviews imo u prob need experience for HFT tho
cinder narwhal
uiuc is good enough to get interviews imo u prob need experience for HFT tho
Yea fs, but good to know UIUC is target target
How do I pick up experience for HFT
just regular big tech SWE to begin with?
Also @pseudo gulch are you interested in HFT and Hedge Funds as well?
pseudo gulch
How do I pick up experience for HFT
with that research ur doing u probably could build experience that way, theres also prob a quant trading club at uiuc u could join for more insight. u could either get prestigious big tech right away and break into other quants or js and cit or u could climb ur way up from smaller quant shops to the big dude
cinder narwhal
Citadel hires a ton of uiuc cs kids, i know that, especially with it being based in Chicago
pseudo gulch
yeah ramp also loves uiuc
works to ur advantage + u guys are probably the best CS school in the midwest
cinder narwhal
works to ur advantage + u guys are probably the best CS school in the midwest
I think UIUC is just behind Stanford, CMU, MIT, and slightly behind Berk
pseudo gulch
yeah sounds about right
cinder narwhal
@pseudo gulch Are you inteerested in Hedge Funds and stuff (would you like to be part of my research if you are interested)
pseudo gulch
so dw about chances at quant bc of ur school cause its pretty damn good cant get much better without you curing cancer
personally no not really for HFT, im more interested in big tech or anything like that b/c of the work balance + moneys good enough
cinder narwhal
personally no not really for HFT, im more interested in big tech or anything lik...
Nice nice, honestly, tryna decide between Quant and Big Tech, im not too sure what I want to do
pseudo gulch
both are pretty good, you can get both pretty regularly from your school if u put the work in,
u dont have to decide rn anyway
youre incoming
cinder narwhal
yes
cinder narwhal
with that research ur doing u probably could build experience that way, theres a...
probably going to try to do the former, so at least I keep the option of big tech open for myself rather than herding myself into quant and then having no way out if I decide i want big tech instead.