For entry level Quantitative research roles at prop HFT firms/quant hedge funds, how do good firms view Kaggle rankings ?
As we know the these roles are extremely hard to get, and you need exceptional achievements outside the STEM degree, does a grandmaster title on Kaggle count as exceptional achievement ?
Is spending 'lot' of time to achieve high Kaggle ranking and proving myself there worth it if the end goal is QR role ?
Second question, do you think is grandmaster title alone is good enough to get foot in the door if someone is changing career ?
I know the skill gained on Kaggle is valuable in general but the question is purely from the point of view of QR recruitment.
Thanks
As we know the these roles are extremely hard to get, and you need exceptional achievements outside the STEM degree, does a grandmaster title on Kaggle count as exceptional achievement ?
Is spending 'lot' of time to achieve high Kaggle ranking and proving myself there worth it if the end goal is QR role ?
Second question, do you think is grandmaster title alone is good enough to get foot in the door if someone is changing career ?
I know the skill gained on Kaggle is valuable in general but the question is purely from the point of view of QR recruitment.
Thanks
