Geert van Mook
Finance career and interview coach, former UBS trading desk MD
| Hourly rate range | $75 to $150 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Professionals |
| Sessions | Online |
Geert van Mook is a quantitative finance career coach. He helps finance professionals and students prepare for interviews and land jobs in trading, risk and quant roles. He is a former managing director who ran an exotic rates and FX derivatives trading desk at UBS. He also worked at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan for over 20 years. He has interviewed hundreds of candidates and hired dozens. He also offers resume reviews and mock interviews.
What Geert helps with
Geert helps people break into finance, aim at specific firms or roles, or move between finance careers. He covers both technical prep and how to tell your story in interviews.
- Interview preparation and mock interviews for finance roles
- Resume reviews for finance jobs
- Breaking into finance
- Targeting specific firms or roles
- Career transitions within finance
- Communicating your value clearly to interviewers
- Building confidence before recruiting rounds
- Trading, market risk, model risk and quant roles
Who Geert works with
Geert works with finance professionals and students who want jobs in finance. His clients aim at sales and trading, market risk, model risk, risk management, quant finance, investment banking, equity research, asset management, hedge funds, prop trading and wealth management. He has the most depth in trading, risk and quant roles.
Background and qualifications
Geert ran an exotic rates and FX derivatives trading desk at UBS as a managing director. Before that he spent over 20 years across Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan in trading, risk and portfolio management. From 2022 to 2024 he worked in market and valuation risk at Deutsche Bank on prudent valuation and independent price verification for complex derivatives. He taught GCSE and A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics at Hampton School from 2019 to 2022. Since November 2024 he has worked as an independent consultant in derivatives, model risk and valuation, alongside coaching.
Geert van Mook pricing
Programs and services
- Free intro call
- Interview coaching and mock interviews
- Resume reviews
- Career coaching
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The CoachVouch take
A former managing director of a UBS derivatives trading desk who has hired dozens of finance candidates.
Best for candidates targeting trading, risk or quant jobs who want advice from someone who has hired for them.
Common questions
How much does Geert van Mook charge?
Coaching with Geert runs $75 to $150 an hour. Message Geert from this page for an exact quote.
What does Geert van Mook help with?
Geert van Mook helps with interview preparation and mock interviews for finance roles, resume reviews for finance jobs, breaking into finance and targeting specific firms or roles.
Does Geert van Mook coach online?
Sessions are online.
Does Geert coach only quant and trading candidates?
No. He has the most depth in trading, risk and quant roles. He also coaches for investment banking, equity research, asset management, hedge funds, prop trading and wealth management.
Does Geert help people who are new to finance?
Yes. He offers career coaching for people breaking into finance, targeting specific firms or roles, or changing careers.
How do I contact Geert van Mook?
Send Geert a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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