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In the mathematics community, D.E. Shaw is famous for hiring people who do well in mathematics competitions. While they were never identified explicitly, I had
by cperciva 11y ago
In the mathematics community, D.E. Shaw is famous for hiring people who do well in mathematics competitions. While they were never identified explicitly, I had an amusing phone call after the first time I wrote the Putnam, which I have to assume was from one of their recruiters. As closely as I can remember it:
Recruiter: I understand that you did very well on the Putnam competition.
I work for a company in New York which is looking for mathematicians, and
we always find that people who do well on the Putnam work out very well
here. Are you interested in finance at all? Have you found a job yet
for after you graduate?
Me: Uhh... you do realize that I'm only 15 and won't finish high school
for another two years, right?
- sokoloff 11y agoI worked at D. E. Shaw for a while (in the FarSight group mentioned in the article), and I assure you that wouldn't have stopped us from hiring you if it was legal in the jurisdiction...
- cperciva 11y agoMaybe they thought it would be difficult to get an H-1B for a 15 year old. ;-)
- bbgm 11y agoBack in the day I used to be in awe of DE Shaw. When a hedge fund billionaire publishes papers like this [1] you do end up admiring the fellow. 1. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcc.20267/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcc.20267/abstrac...
- cperciva 11y agoMy stock answer when hedge fund recruiters email me is "if I wanted to be a quant, I'd work for DE Shaw". Everybody seems to understand that response, interestingly enough.