DE Shaw Fundamental Equities

Very much interested in the group and the firm overall. Does anyone know if they take FT hires out of undergrad or if the Rotational Associate program would be the best route to take if interested in joining an investment team at DE Shaw?

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Prospect in IB - Gen, bummer your thread hasn't had a response yet. Maybe one of these threads could point you in the right direction:

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Nah not the 180k for communications, that’s fundamental. She’s getting 100k prorated + housing, which might be more than BB SA pay. Just insane….

 

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