Career Stories: George Wu, MFin ’25 – Part 1: Breaking into Quant Trading: Insights, Skills and Interview Tips

Master’s Graduation Class: Feb 2025 

Undergraduate School and Major: BA in Economics, Trinity College Cambridge 

Incoming Job Title: Quant Trading Analyst, DRW

1. Can you share your understanding of what quant trading involves and how it differs from other areas, …

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Navigating Across the Intersection of Engineering, Healthcare, and Management: An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Tina Tianning Yu, CEO and President of Mevion Medical Systems

Q.  As your company is part of the ecosystem that represented the fourth largest career path vertical for MIT Sloan’s Class of 2023[1], clearly there is interest in students entering this arena.  How can MIT education be applied to …

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The Work Will Always Be There: Take Time For YOU

Joyce E. A. Russell | Forbes

So many executives and leaders that I have coached are struggling with finding time for “balance” in their lives. As they mentioned to me, unless they have a child in front of them demanding their …

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Innovations in Life Sciences: Leveraging AI and Digital Transformation for Ethical, Equitable, and Sustainable Healthcare Solutions – An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Gabriele Ricci, Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda

In an era where healthcare is rapidly evolving through digital transformation, innovations in artificial intelligence are propelling the Life Sciences industry toward more equitable, ethical, and sustainable healthcare solutions. In this interview, Partha Anbil, Michael Wong, and Gabriele Ricci discussed …

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2024-2025 MBA Employment Report

Announcing the 2024-2025 MBA Employment Report, which features employment outcomes for the MBA Class of 2024 and internship data for the MBA Class of 2025. In a highly competitive job market fueled by just-in-time hiring, the community came together to help …

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What it takes to land a CIO gig in 2024

by David Weldon

The CIO hiring landscape is showing signs of ample opportunities this year. Executive recruiters, consultants, and recently hired CIOs outline the skills, traits, and experiences that will help you stand out.

By all accounts, 2024 will be …

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MFin Career Question of the Week: How do I prepare for a Superday?

How do I prepare for a Superday?

Reaching the Superday stage is a great achievement, indicating that you are well-qualified for the job in terms of skills and knowledge. Now, the focus is on assessing how well you fit with …

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How to Ask for (& Make the Most of) an Informational Interview

Jenny Foss

Career Coach | Professional Resume Writer | LinkedIn Learning Course Producer | I help people navigate job search, advance

Informational interviews should be such a straightforward concept, no?

I mean, the name literally spells out what they are: interviews that allow …

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An MIT Sloan Career Development Office Conversation with Xingchu Liu, Former Chief Commercial Analytics & AI Officer at Pfizer Inc.

How do you build solid analytics learning culture at Fortune 100 companies?

Xingchu: Analytics learning culture starts with analytics, and building a data analytics-first culture is critical. This approach means that for every business decision, we start from data and …

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CDO: Did You Know? | [Employer Edition] Find Candidates in the Resume Database

Calling All Employers: Did you know you can search for candidates with specific skills and experience in our resume database? Find talent from our seven graduate degree programs and MIT Sloan alumni on the employer portal of Career Central.

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