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Candidate lands $400k Jane Street internship after intense prep

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A candidate successfully secured a $400,000 annualized internship at Jane Street after a rigorous preparation process. This preparation involved solving 300 LeetCode Hard problems, completing all puzzles from Dwarkesh's advertisements, and watching a lecture by Horace He. However, the candidate's internship experience was immediately met with a discouraging comment from their manager about "negative alpha." AI

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Candidate lands $400k Jane Street internship after intense prep

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    After studying 300 Leetcode Hards, solving every Jane Street puzzle from the Dwarkesh ads, and watching one Horace He lecture, he finally landed the $400k annua

    After studying 300 Leetcode Hards, solving every Jane Street puzzle from the Dwarkesh ads, and watching one Horace He lecture, he finally landed the $400k annualized Jane Street internship. Unfortunately, during onboarding his manager said “this diff is negative alpha,” so Jane …

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