D.E Shaw

Does anyone here know anything about D.E Shaw - particularly their interviewing process.......have an interview soon. Thanks.

 

I just read the book The Predictors, which has a fair amount about shaw. Apparently it's a premier quant shop.

 

The message board of the web site:

http://www.vault.com/

have some info about D.E. Shaw. Unfortunately, Vault Message Board archives more than 60 days old are now restricted to registered members.

 

maybe less prominent than it used to be

http://www.iwon.com/home/careers/company_profile/0,15623,811,00.html

 

They lost a lot of money in 1998. In September 1998, they had about 1,000 employees globally. I doubt that they had more than 300 in September 1999. However, it is March 2003 now. Things may have changed a lot since then ..........

 

All the quant/relative value traders lost a lot in 98. Remember LTCM...