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TL;DR Sad, 20F, flopped easy interview, is there any hope? New update edit: On to bigger and better things now :) I have such a deep deep gratitude for the blind community. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who commented (even if you’ll never return to this post to see it). I know I have a really strong resume and applicable experience but I’ve been feeling really insecure following rejection after rejection and was really feeling it when I first wrote this post. In general I appreciate so many people being supportive of the vulnerable feelings of some random young girl.. even if you’ve never resonated with them yourself. A member of the blind community has decided to place a great effort into getting me hired at another dream company (different industry) with referrals, contacting HMs, etc. It’s been really hard out here without any guidance from family or friends so for better or worse, you all have been my mentors through these processes. Not that I’m in much of a position to help out but if there’s any way I can pay it forward, feel free to reach out. Edit: Blind is first to know… I got rejected :((( I expected it of course but I have such a deep sadness in my heart and feel sick. It feels like a direct reflection on me and is sinking me into even worse imposter syndrome. I know I’m being really really dramatic but I’m just so upset with myself. I have a big presentation in a couple hours but just want to stay home and cry. All the love to the blind community for hearing me out. 💕 Had my first round call today and feel like I did absolutely terrible. I feel so angry with myself for blowing my one shot at my dream job.. especially in the first round. It already felt like a fluke that they offered me an interview (aka I’m not the president of MIT’s math club) (aka it’s likely no other firm will also give me an interview) so it felt like extra pressure to perform. I’m truthfully just really really embarrassed. (Yes from top 20, in Physics, did putnam, hyper involved in student orgs) I’m just in absolute disbelief. Based on how they talk online about not caring about you arriving at the right answer yada yada, maybe I did excellent! For an actual breakdown I was asked two questions. Got half of them right immediately, but then fumbled around for the rest. I articulated everything I was thinking and once I was steered by the interviewer, arrived at the right solution. My intuition and sanity checks were also consistent but at the end of the day, the most weight is probably put in getting to the right answer quickly. I had seen the main question before but decided to not read the posted answers because I’m a good person 😀. The questions were seriously so easy too. Especially if you know the exact formulas and what not. I’ve never had an interview where you aren’t able to see the other person and so the long stretches of silence were extra stressful when I would get no feedback from the interviewer after asking non-rhetorical questions. I get the hoopla about the high compensation in Quant trading but I genuinely find financial markets fascinating and admittedly love the nerdy culture. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced something so high stakes. I never let nerves get to me but I think I got a bit flustered as it went by and might have sounded standoffish at the end to try and compensate my seeming lack of intelligence which definitely could have been the nail in the coffin. At the end, the interviewer said the recruiter will be in contact with me in the next few days and if I had any questions I could ask her now or that the recruiting team is awesome and they could also answer questions for me. Current TC 96k Will update :( #interview #finance #rant #janestreet #qt #imsosadandmadandsadandmadandidkhowtocope #Ifeelsick
Depending on how the interview went and what they’re looking for, hopefully your passion for the field caught their attention
I don’t think I really had the opportunity to show it :/ Might’ve scrambled at the end to say I want to work there but that was about it.
you’re only 20 lol keep your head down because you still have a long journey to go before declaring your “dream” company shitting the bed in interviews happen even for 10yoe guys so dont take it in too much.
ty :) that is comforting I definitely recognize calling it a dream company is a long-shot but atm, I’d choose it over anything else
Guarantee they will hire you if you’re pretty No troll
ngl I was slightly nerfed by being a voice only call
pics?
How do you earn 100k at 20
What were the questions
probability and EV
For SWE?
Why is 20 yo kid looking for jobs instead of staying in school ?
graduating June, physics BS
Enjoy those years. It was amazing when I was just a kid 👴
Jane St typically gives you the offer on the spot if you passed. Happened to me and all my friends.
cap
uhh I’m not joking but ok. I’m sure you can find other stories like this online.
Usually if any company claims they don’t expect perfect answers from you that’s just it - a little imperfections are fine. If you feel you bombed it then you probably did. Don’t worry, you are just 20 and Jane Street usually lets you reapply after 2 years.
they claim you can be wrong and it’s totally okay but that just can’t be true since where’s the actual cutoff for who passes
it’s true, u can be wrong. they genuinely do look more at your thought process. after the interviews all your interviewers sit together in a room and deliberate together.
Damn you already have DEI and if you still fail gg
praying she was a girls girl 💞
You are just 20, could be a blessing in disguise. Be hopeful either ways.
is it burnt toast or other type of blessing in disguise? and ty :))