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What gets you hired

• Fast, accurate mental math

  Some firms start with a timed arithmetic test: 80 questions in 8 minutes is the one candidates report from Optiver.

• Probability puzzles

  Dice, cards and betting games, solved out loud.

• Strong coding

  Python for research, C++ for speed.

• Contest or research results

  Math olympiads, programming contests, published papers.