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Happy (Early) Thanksgiving everyone! At Quantable, we're thankful to have built the premier platform that democratizes preparation for quantitative finance jobs. Many of our users (especially premium) have landed roles they could only dream of 4 months ago ?? This impact drives us to keep innovating and building the best platform out there ?? We can't wait to see what the next year brings both us and you (yes, you!) What are you thankful for this year?

Summer 2026 quant internships are already being released! ?? While Summer 2025 recruiting is dwindling down, some firms are already getting a head start on their Summer 2026 recruiting! When we said recruiting is starting sooner and sooner, we meant it. The best candidates are getting offers about 1 year in advance of the internship. Luckily, you can go check out the comments NOW for the application link. To stay ahead of your competition, follow Quantable ??

If you've spent time reading about finance (quant or otherwise), you've likely heard about sell side and buy side. What's the difference between them? ?? In short sell-side firms?sell?financial services while buy-side firms?buy?financial services. Great, super helpful. To be a bit more specific, sell side firms provide financial services - things like stock offerings (i.e. they help companies IPO), mergers and acquisitions, custody of assets, market and investment research. Another service sell side firms provide, which is perhaps their most important is?market making. Yes, market making is a service. On the other hand, buy side firms are those which purchase securities or other investments either on behalf of clients or for themselves.?The primary purpose of this purchasing is to profit off of an increase (or decrease, if they've gone short) in the value of these investments. If you found this insightful, it's time to drop a follow. Now.

We would never forget about our European followers! Here are the top 5 Euro-centric firms you should apply to ASAP ? 1) Quadrature 2) XTX Markets 3) Brevan Howard 4) G-Research 5) Capula Never heard of these? Luckily, the application links are in the comments ?? Follow Quantable to keep updated on quant recruiting, no matter where on the globe you are. ??

Should you cap (lie for the uncs/aunts out there) about your graduation date? ?? The trend of applying with a fake graduation date (ex: 2026 instead of 2027 to represent yourself as a junior) is increasing in popularity. ?? Potentially hot take? Don't lie about it. ? 1) The year you graduated high school is easily able to be found on a background check, which often occurs before internships and full-time roles ?? 2) If you do end up getting a return offer and can't graduate by the end of next year, you'll have to turn it down, often blacklisting you from the company ?? 3) If you need to recruit for new grad roles, it's an awkward conversation to say that you didn't get an offer ?? Play smart, safe, and honest. Follow Quantable to learn how to land roles without needing to lie.

Does this photo match your feelings about this past application cycle? ?? Look on the bright ?? side: You now have 8 months to prepare for next year's applications! Here's how you can best spend these next 8 months: 1) Build out 1 or 2 large projects in something technical that interests you (not necessarily finance) 2) Study up on key interview topics, such as probability, statistics, or programming 3) Network with current employees and interns at firms via LinkedIn 4) Snag a non-quant internship in an adjacent field, such as SWE, Data Science, or MLE Stay ahead of the curve by following Quantable now. ASAP. Pronto. Ahora.

The good, the bad, and the ugly: 2024 quant intern recruiting cycle edition ?? GOOD: Traditional brainteasers are fading away. Bye bye ?? The focus is on probability (both roles), statistics and data science (for QR), and market making/mock trading (for QT). BAD: Recruiting starts and ends earlier ?? We anticipate that the 2025 recruiting cycle will start mid June and be nearly wrapped up by mid October, approximately a 2 week shift forward from this year. UGLY: There are less full-time recruiting for new grads ?? A larger portion of new grad classes are coming from internships, with some firms not even opening new grad opportunities! Any others you'd add from your experience? To get early insights as discovery day season approaches, follow Quantable ASAP!

Spark Investment Management is hiring interns at $1,170,000 annualized ?? No, that's not a typo. Jane Street who? The catch? It's for a very select few people; the entire firm can be fed by a few pizzas ?? Think you have what it takes to earn the bag? ?? Check the comments for the application link, and follow Quantable for more mind-bending amounts of $$ ??

Your quant resume sucks ?? Here's how to fix it (for real this time!) 1) Your resume's format sucks. This could be due to it either being not readable or not being ATS friendly. Our recommendation is to use Jake's resume template on resume.lol, as it's super easy to create and edit. 2) You put list your courses/grades. Potentially a hot ?? take, but listing courses is not worthwhile*: Either they are something you'd be expected to know for the interview, or they are so advanced that you'd likely have trouble answering in-depth questions about them. 3) Your descriptions don't reflect impact. Use your resume to demonstrate exactly the impact you had. Keep it ultra specific and don't be afraid to flex your achievements ?? This leads us to our next point... 4) You put content that is exaggerated beyond belief. No, the strategy you programmed in your intro Python class does not predict stock movements with 92% accuracy ?? Make sure the content is actually believable. 5) You aren't bolding key items Recruiters scan your resume for generally at most 10 seconds. Make sure you bold the key words, phrases, and metrics that you want them to see. To test this, scan your own resume for 10 seconds and see what you learn out of it. Any other tips we missed? Throw them in the comments, and follow Quantable for more tips like these! * For SWE/Data Science positions, you should still like courses.

Your quant resume sucks ?? here's how to fix it: 1) Go back in time to become an IMO medalist ?? 2) Publish groundbreaking AI research that gets accepted to IEEE and NeurIPS ?? 3) Land 3 internships before college ?? 4) Donate $50 million to an ivy league college to get accepted ?? 5) Be born to a different family so that your parents are high ranking in a quant firm ?? All of these are completely accomplishable with hard work. For actual resume tips, stay tuned.... follow Quantable pwease and ty ?? ?? ??