Getting a Job in Hedge Funds: An Inside Look at How Funds Hire

by Adam Zoia; Aaron Finkel

• ISBN13: 9780470278505
• ISBN10: 0470278501
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Getting a Job in Hedge Funds offers targeted advice for those looking to break into the hedge fund business. With this book, you'll learn where hedge funds traditionally look for new candidates, what sort of experience is needed to set yourself up for a position, and what can be done to improve your chances of getting into a hedge fund. If you're seriously considering a career in hedge funds, this book can help you secure a position in this profitable field.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Authors

Getting Started

Out of Undergrad

Pre-MBA

Out of Business School

Getting In Later In Your Career

Fund Marketing

Risk Management

Operations

Accounting

Fund of Hedge Funds

The Resume

The Interview

Compensation

Working With A Recruiter

Resources

Resumes

A Pre-MBA: Bulge-Bracket Banker Lands At A Distressed Debt Fund

B Pre-MBA: Getting In From A Second-Tier Bank

C Pre-MBA: Making It With A Liberal Arts Degree

D Pre-MBA: A Typical Banking Hire

E Pre-MBA: Swapping the Sell-Side For A Long/Short Fund

F Post-MBA: From Private Equity Into Hedge Funds

G Post-MBA: A Banker Gets In

H Marketing: Moving Into A Senior Role

I Risk: Switching From The Sell-Side

J Risk: Taking A Roundabout Route

K Operations: The Basic Ops Hire

L Accounting: An Ideal Accounting Hire

Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.