Is working Asian hours that bad?

[Jon Steiner]

Maybe you could share what you need this person's background to be

 

[W.J. Feathermaker III]

"Twenge attributes Millennials with the traits of confidence and tolerance, but also identifies a sense of entitlement and narcissism based on personality surveys that showed increasing narcissism among Millennials compared to preceding generations when they were teens and in their twenties."

Scary. Really scary. I think these two are the worst possible traits for the kind of stuff we are doing.

Yes, they will make "Generation Bailout" look tame by comparison.

 

[Maverick74]

While the Millennials are an annoying bunch, I do find it a bit telling that literally every older generation says that about the younger generation's. The "silent generation" said it about the "baby boomer's". The "baby boomer's" said that about the Gen X'er's, etc, etc...

This is true. But these kids sure are working hard this time to make it stick.

 

[athlonmank8]

You need to interview someone in their 25-30's. Anything under that and you're looking at an entirely different mindset.

What college major did the 2 individuals have?

 

[sle]

Maybe you could share what you need this person's background to be

In order of importance:

1. Nice person.
2. Smart.
3. Knows stats.
4. Can program.

That's probably it. Everything else can be fixed or learned. I mean, this is not my first rodeo (if anything probably my last one). I know that I'll have to kiss a lot of frogs to find that one prince, but it's been one regular frog-kissing festival so far.

 

[Maverick74]

In order of importance:

1. Nice person.
2. Smart.
3. Knows stats.
4. Can program.

That's probably it. Everything else can be fixed or learned. I mean, this is not my first rodeo (if anything probably my last one). I know that I'll have to kiss a lot of frogs to find that one prince, but it's been one regular frog-kissing festival so far.

This one can play the banjo. Seems like a nice enough fella.

 

[sle]

You need to interview someone in their 25-30's. Anything under that and you're looking at an entirely different mindset.

Someone who is 30+ will likeley be too senior for this position. It's a junior role, there is a lot of scat work involved.

What college major did the 2 individuals have?

Math for the first one, second had masters in CS.

 

[sle]

This one can play the banjo.

This one has been kissed by the best, he'd never fall for me.

 

[xandman]

You need someone to fill orders according to your models?

I think I would be an ideal candidate. You can be assured that your trade secrets are safe with me once you evaluate my employability profile. Hedge funds probably won't give me the time of day. But, I can make a case why you would want me. Please ask Bob: "What is this guy doing?"

If interested, we can do a Skype conference from there. Stop wasting your time with fresh grads with their thoughts in the clouds fantasizing about what high finance should be. This horse is broken in.

 

[deltastrike]

So I've been interviewing a bunch of junior people and literally everyone was taken aback by the fact that we expect them to trade in Asian hours. It's not even graveyard shift, it's from 7pm to 2 am. Why such a hate?

I'd do it, mostly just because I work in real-time power markets/ops.