Spring into Quant Finance Attendee Review

by G-Research

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Business Insight
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • Each day we had classes focused on programming / machine learning / statistics. We also attended talks by full-time employees discussing their roles in the company. In the evenings, we engaged in social activities with other participants.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I definitely learned a lot about machine learning and increased my programming skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • I definitely learned a lot about the roles available at G-Research. It was especially helpful to hear about a European quantitative finance firm since I have mostly heard about American firms (since I attend university in the US).


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company culture is very research-focused. They mostly have hire from the PHD pool of candidates so the culture feels very academic.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I loved my experience there. All of the participants were extremely bright and they really added to my experience there.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at G-Research
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend G-Research to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to G-Research
  • Definitely brush up on some statistics skills before the technical interview!


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Financial Management

London

September 2023


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