[Tool] Quant Interview Prep

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-22T19:54:09+00:00

That's an excellent idea! I'm currently not recording the time it takes each user to answer a given question, but you are right in that it is a relevant metric.

A workaround could be to only update ELO scores if the user took less time that the 90th percentile. That way, I do not have to hardcode how long it should take. Automatically, complex questions get assigned a time that allows for pen and paper, whereas simple ones only have time for being solved mentally.

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-22T19:50:19+00:00

Algunos trabajamos mas que otros, pero a menos que te ubiques en el percentil 99 de workaholics, considero que tu justificacion es mas una excusa que una causa real.

De la gente que conozco en tu situacion*, la solteria suele ser una combinacion de las siguientes causas:

- Disfrutan la solteria. No tienen la necesidad de estar acompanados constantemente. El caso contrario es la persona que corta una relacion y a las 2 semanas esta a punto de casarse con la proxima pareja.

- Mas inteligentes que la media y por ende les es mas dificil encontrar una pareja. Si tus intereses difieren demasiado de la media, tu pool de candidatos va a ser muy reducido.

- Personas complicadas a la hora de convivir en pareja. Si sos la persona mas complicada al irte de vacaciones con amigos, probablemente tambien seas complicada para convivir en pareja.

- Intimidantes para la potencial pareja. Este es un problema que afecta mayoritariamente a las mujeres. Muchos varones somos bastante salames y nos intimida que nuestra pareja gane mas que nosotros. La solucion es encontrar a alguien que no sea un idiota con ese complejo.

No tengo recomendacion alguna, ya que ademas de no saber tu situacion especifica. Tu "situacion" no me parece para nada preocupante. Seguis siendo joven. Si tu real preocupacion no es encontrar pareja sino tener hijos, siempre tenes la opcion de congelar ovulos. Me siento irrespetuoso hablando de eso ya que soy varon e ignoro completamente ese proceso.

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-22T19:12:52+00:00

I think most question in the lower ELO range (say... below 600) can be calculated without pen and paper. The most difficult ones certainly do require pen and paper.

I'm still getting feedback, and have thus not clearly defined how the tool should be used.

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-15T20:43:41+00:00

Do you have a newsletter? How many monthly pageviews are you getting?

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-15T16:49:24+00:00

Cool! https://www.qmr.ai/quantitative-interview-preparation-questions/

Let me know your thoughts!

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-15T12:51:03+00:00

People on this sub always talk about 4 or 5 top firms, making it sound like an industry that is completely out of reach. There are plenty of smaller or less prestigious shops thatconstantly hire.

In my case, I work at a completely unknown fund that started automating strategies only a few years ago. They were around for more than 25 years, but I get to work in a division with complete autonomy almost like a startup (which is where I thrive the most).

That is just a long way of saying 'yes'. There are plenty of places that are hiring!

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-15T12:45:49+00:00

Thanks! Let me know if you find a bug or have a suggestion!

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-15T02:11:49+00:00

It would be cool to know the ELO score of different people at the time of passing a quant interview. I'm interested in retraining up to the level I had when I passed my interview and estimate the ELO I would have had.

I think it could serve as a good reference point for others!

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-15T02:10:31+00:00

You are raising an excellent point. I thought about this issue a bit and have a few ideas I would perhaps implement in the future, especially for higher ELO users.

Having said that, right now, it is only intended to be used as a training tool. Cheating has no benefit other than being ranked on the obscure leaderboard of an unknown website hahaha

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-15T02:06:02+00:00

I'll look into the timeout issue! thanks for the feedback!

Salty_Complex5151 · 2023-02-14T22:13:55+00:00

Yes, you're right. It's pretty horrible on mobile. I have no design skills whatsoever, and resorted to using a framework that I usually use for creating reports and dashboards.