So you want to work in high finance?
An exerpt from a hedge fund want ad:
Verifiable expertise in the respective fields of analysis/trading/accounting/programming (i.e., we prefer that you are perfecting a skill while part of our team vs. developing it from scratch). Extraordinary computer skills, fundamentally beginning with Microsoft Office, are a requisite to success. Record of academic excellence at Ivy League (e.g., Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn/Wharton) or other highly rated universities (e.g., Stanford, University of California, Berkeley) is preferred; please include GPA (3.5 minimum) and SAT scores (1400 minimum) in your application. Certifications (e.g., CFA, JD/CA Bar, CPA, Microsoft/Cisco) also are viewed favorably.
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