The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
|
 |
 
|
Interview with DE Shaw
Poast new message in this thread
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:10 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry no finance background (not in law school). Pepper thy angus?
Anyone interview with them before? |
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:12 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn they dont like finance backgrounds
you have some math/cs/science creds? |
 |
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:20 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry no. lib arts background. They recruited me out of PBK so they're expressing interest for some reason. but it's brutally apparent I have no finance knowledge. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853277) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:22 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn might want to pepper thine angus.
finance knowledge is really not the hurdle imo |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:23 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry what is then? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853302) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:25 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn their whole shtick is looking for "exceptional people" rather than finance robots and they don't hire mbas at all last i checked.
just be brilliant bro. |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:28 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853333) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:30 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn but can you do brainteasers? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853344) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:33 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry I've looked at a few brainteasers from the vault PE. Guess I'll cram for them and have an answer for why I want to work in finance. No actual knowledge of capital markets. I feel like if I even try to study for that now and feign basic knowledge I will get even more pwned (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853364) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:36 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn theyll see your resume. if youre a recent college grad with no finance internships i dont think theyll expect you to be a finance gunner. might help to try to be conversant on some topics but if they want to ding you for not being a mfe then they dont even need to interview you.
otoh, i would expect to get some math puzzles and shit regardless of background |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:38 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853385) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:30 PM Author: blathering orchid senate Nice. pretty prestigious. what did you think of the rhodes finalist interview?
given your background, you're probably a shoe-in for MBB consulting. that's the ideal job after college. |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:36 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853379) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:41 PM Author: blathering orchid senate what are you doing now?
the most talented guy at my college was a marshall scholar. a fucking legend. |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:45 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry started my own organization. pretending to brand myself as a social entrepreneur (rofl). I wish i could just chill out and write, but I'm not that rich.
what are you doing now? in finance? |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:48 PM Author: blathering orchid senate you should apply to HBS and Stanford gsb. you have a great chance of getting in.
yeah, i'm in finance. at a long-short equity hedge fund.
i get the impression that like 90% of the rhodes scholars are strivers who do all this ngo and community service bullshit just to pad their resumes. and then most of them end up doing law or finance afterwards. lol! |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:51 PM Author: Sepia step-uncle's house boiling water Essentially (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853451) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:57 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry the whole process becomes like a beauty pageant. just a bunch of strivers trying to out-do the other at a "cocktail party." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853488) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:27 PM Author: Duck-like Wagecucks cr. SA with a kid who was a rhodes scholar, now he's doing appellate lit. crash to earth. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853692) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:30 PM Author: blathering orchid senate i think 99% of community service and those extracurricular stuff is total bullshit. one reason why i think college and b-school admissions are such a fucking joke.
the guy i was referring to did an insane amount of nonprofit and ngo stuff, all throughout the world, while still in college. he's now working at an elite hedge fund. lol. |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:12 PM Author: exciting orange parlour protip: they're not interviewing you for a fin-related job (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853227) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:13 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry it's for the rotational associates program. i HOPE it's not finance related and can do back office stuff like management, would make my life much easier. but they supposedly go through all the fields. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853235) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:50 PM Author: Hairraiser fiercely-loyal fanboi pisswyrm (bro who doesn't know anything about anything) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853446) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:13 PM Author: multi-colored market I knew a chick in HR there who used to go around telling people she worked at DE Shaw. She went to Harvard. Her job was basically to suck the cocks of quants to get them to come there after school. She thought this was prestigious. lulz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853228) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:14 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn itd be a pretty sweet place to do hr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853236) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:14 PM Author: blathering orchid senate yup. it's called like "strategic growth associate." some fancy name like that. it's actually a tough job to get and pay well. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853237) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:16 PM Author: multi-colored market i'm sure it's a fine job, but this girl just used to go around dropping that she worked at DE Shaw. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853248) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:17 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn supposedly theyre somewhat fluid with job responsibilities. might be flame but i think its true in some cases. if you can hack it you have a chance to move from shitwork to BIGTRADING or whatever you want to do (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853254) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:17 PM Author: multi-colored market this chick was a lib arts grad though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853260) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:19 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn i met someone who was like a psych major at brown or some bullshit and claimed to be involved with the real financial work. im sure its not common
|
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:01 PM Author: Dun piazza It pays well because they basically only use 22 to 26 yr old hot girls for this and they are out after a few years. The girl went to this posters company after she got up or putted by DE Shaw and after being passed around for multiple rounds at the office.
Xoxo shit lawyers taking DE Shaw alphas sloppy seconds, why? |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:15 PM Author: Aphrodisiac impertinent abode Hr people are annoying but any seasoned manager will tell you that they are a very crucial part of the organization (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853245) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:17 PM Author: multi-colored market i'm not shitting on HR, i'm just saying name dropping DE shaw if you're in fucking HR is bullshit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853253) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:17 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry at DE shaw recruiting is a very big deal so I guess HR means a little more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853257) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:19 PM Author: multi-colored market no doubt. but when a firm is known as a finance outfit, and you don't do finance, i think it's questionable to go around dropping the name without qualification.
i'm sure it's an excellent gig - i only object to acting like a douche about it. |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:20 PM Author: blathering orchid senate she probably still had a 3.7+ gpa from harvard ug and did well in the interviews. not a genius but still reasonably smart. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853281) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:14 PM Author: blathering orchid senate i did final round there back when i was a college senior. toughest interview i ever had. one of the few times in my life when i felt like an utter dumbass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853241) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:16 PM Author: razzle-dazzle newt dingle berry how did the first round interview go? were you going for quant or something like rotational? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853247) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:17 PM Author: blathering orchid senate prop trader, not exactly quant research but still a very tough interview. tons of probability, brain teasers. final round also included an iq test, questions on finance, macroeconomics, current events, statistics, logic, etc. Very grueling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853256) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:26 PM Author: Aphrodisiac impertinent abode Describe the office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853318) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:30 PM Author: blathering orchid senate sort of futuristic and modern. not a traditional finance office. bunch of smart geeks wearing just jeans and t-shirts. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853345) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:31 PM Author: Aphrodisiac impertinent abode Most finance offices are pretty.modern bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853351) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:31 PM Author: blathering orchid senate no. a lot of the megafund PE firms and big hedge funds still have that traditional decor. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853354) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:32 PM Author: Aphrodisiac impertinent abode Which ones? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853360) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:34 PM Author: blathering orchid senate kkr, blackstone, perry, paulson, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853370) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:28 PM Author: crawly well-lubricated selfie describe the IQ test (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853331) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:29 PM Author: geriatric self-centered spot mother i actually cancelled my interview there during UG b/c I was too scared of being pwnt and humiliated during the process. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853338) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:30 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853347) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:33 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn i hear you have to defend your phd thesis when you interview at ren tech (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853368) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:35 PM Author: blathering orchid senate correct. a bunch of the employees come into a conference room, listen to your presentation, and then grill you. rentech is so prestigious that it's on a different level. they make de shaw look like retards. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853374) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:36 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn thats pretty 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853380) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:41 PM Author: blathering orchid senate let me further put this in perspective. i have a good friend who was one of the best CS students at MIT. did his undergrad and phd there. interned at google and microsoft and was working at de shaw when he got contacted by a headhunter for an opening at rentech. at the final interview he got PWND so badly that he went to the bathroom afterwards and puked. he said it was the only time in his life when he felt insecure about his intellect. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853393) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:44 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn oh, what a failed scholar :(
|
|
Date: February 12th, 2012 1:56 PM Author: motley buff depressive wtf do they need to interview so hard for--i'm sure the MIT phd is smart enough to do what they do. shouldn't they be testing other things at that point? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19949813) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:29 PM Author: Duck-like Wagecucks of all the hedge funds, does rentech have the most dudes up for bareback? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853703) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:30 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn uhhh no (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853711) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:31 PM Author: blathering orchid senate renaissance technologies but rentech for short. an ultra-secretive quant hedge fund that has the best annualised returns of any hedge fund. they've returned like 30% since the early 80's. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853713) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:46 PM Author: Dun piazza Only on their internal fund though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853770) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:47 PM Author: geriatric self-centered spot mother link to any rentech bios/linkedins? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853781) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:50 PM Author: Dun piazza Look at the faculty/phd bios at top 20 math departments. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853796) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:52 PM Author: geriatric self-centered spot mother http://www.its.caltech.edu/~yini/
? |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:57 PM Author: Dun piazza He would get an interview fo sho (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853843) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:31 PM Author: Floppy Maniacal Pit Yeah dude lightbulb$$$$ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853714) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:49 PM Author: Dun piazza Their founder was the chair of the math department at a CUNY and he already pwned everyone in finance. Now imagine if someone like Terrance Tao or Perelman decides to do finance. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853788) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:55 PM Author: blathering orchid senate i was actually talking to a friend about tao and perelman. probably 2 of the smartest guys in the world right now. tao would be an "auto-admit" at rentech, which is pretty scary. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853829) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:58 PM Author: Dun piazza They both have verbal standing offers I'm sure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853848) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 5:00 PM Author: Duck-like Wagecucks god, math nerds (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853860) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 3:59 PM Author: Dun piazza Why would you ask for advice for this on here?
Most ppl here are not even qualified to resume drop at DE Shaw |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:07 PM Author: ruddy meetinghouse azn pensive still lurks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853576) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 4:08 PM Author: Hairraiser fiercely-loyal fanboi pisswyrm speaking of people who aren't qualified to drop their resume off at de shaw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853589) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 5:09 PM Author: Passionate maroon halford elastic band DE Shaw and Citadel get name dropped way too much here. Yeah, they're good funds, but they're only two of many that "only accept the most excellent candidates" or whatever flame they pitch to investors.
The fact that DE Shaw is coincidentally the fund you have an interview at, especially since they've halved their AUM since 2008 and have been generally downsizing since, makes me believe this is pretty shitty flame. |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 5:12 PM Author: Dun piazza Lol u mad bro? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853924) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 5:15 PM Author: Passionate maroon halford elastic band mad at whom exactly? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853939) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 5:17 PM Author: Dun piazza At de shaw for ignoring your applications? Lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19853948) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 6:06 PM Author: lime plaza DE Shaw in particular just seems to have a schtick where they do shitloads and shitloads of interviews in order to ding thousands of people and appear to be the most selective firm. Most of the interviews are a waste of time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19854206) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 6:15 PM Author: blathering orchid senate this is true. they LOVE saying that they reject 500 applicants for each spot.
|
|
Date: February 12th, 2012 1:38 PM Author: Topaz area degenerate Stupid bitchcunts Julia Denholm and her daughter Sarah MacLeod (Churchill Secondary School, Vancouver BC) love sucking BIG BLACK COCK! email them at astrorice@gmail.com and jdenholm@langara.bc.ca (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1860019&forum_id=2#19949722) |
|
Date: February 12th, 2012 1:57 PM Author: Chartreuse cruel-hearted hospital DE SHaw is not really prestigious anymore or hard to get. i know some kids from ugrad schools like rice, johns hopkins, carnegie mellon, etc who got jobs there.
any shop that takes ugrads is not that prestigious.
citadel at least takes bankers, and PE firms take bankers. |