[SAS_SBS]

Completely agree with this statement. I work in HFT and have Indians asking me all the time: "what should I do to get a quant job or a low latency C++ job?". 99.9% of these folks have zero interest in Math (good luck being a quant) or have zero interest/passion in low level systems programming (good luck developing low latency systems). All they care about is the prestige and high pay in the HFT industry, and that if they can have a exam-like route to crack the interviews, they'll go forth and cram the hell out of things. No thanks, we don't want folks like that.

[oarla]

Then why don't the firms have a psychological evaluation to ensure that only people who are passionate about math or low level programming are hired in such firms? Seems like a win win situation since such folks can nurture their interest, mingle with other like minded folks and company also benefits by their efforts.