Finance

This page is designed for those looking to explore and/or apply your IEOR degree to Financial Services.

As a first step, the CCE has put together a great way to explore this industry:

Supplementary and popular resources targeted towards IEOR disciplines that are recommend by the IEOR Career Team for students interested in Finance:

Follow the news daily!

Use our general suggested periodicals and websites as a guide. Use the dictionary onInvestopedia.com to practice breaking down jargon and complex quantitative terms.

Quantitative Finance and Technical Interview Prep:

Improve your English proficiency with an aim to be able to explain technical concepts in simple terms
Read Heard on the Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews by Timothy Falcon Crack. Note: Focus on understanding and not memorizing.
Additional popular interview preparation books are:
- A practical guide to quantitative finance interviews by Xinfeng Zhou
- Quant job interview questions and answers by Mark Joshi, Nicholas Denson and Andrew Downes.
Review your probability theory, linear algebra and computer programming languages
- Expect C++/Python and Java for front office roles, Java for back office roles and VBA for all roles and consider taking introductory, intermediate or advanced courses through Coursera and edX to improve your current proficiency

Popular External Networking and Job Search Opportunities: