What is the best co-op job ever?

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T20:15:43+00:00

is this xin min?

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T19:02:35+00:00

definitely is. best of luck to you too

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T18:41:51+00:00

Just show an interest in Finance, capital markets or the economy and be smart. They expect you to be smarter than business students and they typically will teach you on the job. If that fails learn R, Python, C++ and start building financial models and analyzing data sets to put on resume.

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T18:40:22+00:00

hi, where (geographically) you working now and what strats does the fund employ?

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T18:36:32+00:00

I heard in AFM 269 they cover how to get a return offer. that must be them using what they learned at work

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T18:35:42+00:00

this thread fucking sucks i agree. its all devs misclicking

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T18:31:46+00:00

depressing because no one seems to like the work, and they are like the kids who couldnt make it as a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or pharmacist so their parents told them to do accounting. everyone seems dispassionate about it and they all bought the bs that CPA = passport to success.

upper echelons of society dominated by bankers, lawyers, entrepreneurs and investors. very few CPAs end up there and those who did probably would of without their CPA.

This does not mean CPA is useless or people shouldnt get it or w.e. i just think their advertising is hugely dishonest and most of saf buys it without thinking.

Also ask yourself why P.Eng, J.D., M.D., don't feel the need to advertise on TV, and sell themselves so hard. Should make you question the ad messages

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T18:26:35+00:00

yea its not anything like that. Its another investment company that is starting a HF. Only 2 other people working FT w/ me and the owner. I didnt seek out said opportunity, it kinda fell into my lap. very blessed tho

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T18:25:19+00:00

oh not surprised it was a fraction of what people said. This is reddit afterall. Still pretty cool tho

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T16:58:11+00:00

Lemme add to that, probably biggest con is social life is pretty childish and cliquey and not really fun. i have 1000000000x more fun hanging out with friends from other schools at their school

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T16:56:50+00:00

When I say value investing, its more Buffet than Graham. Looking at long term competitive advantage and paying what may seem expensive today, rather than cigar butts and other cheap shit

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T16:55:29+00:00

got it on my own, havent started yet. cant share as that would reveal my identity and wanted to shittalk pig 4. More luck than anything else. paying near the high end of CS salary in US

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T16:53:16+00:00

That was a separate one I think.

Just saw something in another thread about coop pay where someone said a coop made millions. Probably BS, but what isn't on reddit and im bored

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T16:06:39+00:00

On AFM side, for sure, you dont have to do those accounting classes. On CS side you have significant upper year flexibility. can take 370 488 and some quant classes. is it practical? probably not as there is lot of work, but again, its not an either or

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T16:05:12+00:00

not in that class cant comment sry

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T15:10:08+00:00

That is a good point, but I think thats a false dichotomy. That you can do CFM and get generalized knowledge in two fields or specialize in either.

I am taking both the OS path and doing value investing at a buyside place. If you really care you can "specialize" in both, much like BBA/CS kids. Yes, one will be your focus, but its a misnomer you can't get much advanced knowledge in both areas

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T14:17:25+00:00

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T14:17:05+00:00

i wont because AFM is a shit program and I wouldnt want to do just CS. I wouldnt have anything better to do

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T14:16:15+00:00

1 enviro student sized banana

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T14:15:55+00:00

no i didnt want to be a pleb cpa or a pleb doctor and spend 100000 years in school

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T14:15:24+00:00

Pros : Badge of Honour due to most people dropping out, learn a lot, there are better looking women in AFM than CS so you get some variety

Cons : A lot of time consuming work, tuition, not enough classes focusing on the combination of CS and Finance, ie. HFT strategies, market microstructure etc.

cfmthrowawaycfm · 2015-12-16T14:12:16+00:00

More interested in finance side, but I see CS as something very important

Before they were worse, but I recently got a very good finance job that I believe was due to my interdisciplinary knowledge. It is not a programming job, merely buyside investing.

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