Getting a Job in Hedge Funds
An Inside Look at How Funds Hire
1. Edition April 2008
192 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-470-22648-3
John Wiley & Sons
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.
Contents.
Preface.
About the Authors.
Chapter I. Getting Started.
Chapter II. Out of Undergrad.
Chapter III. Pre-MBA.
Chapter IV. Out of Business School.
Chapter V. Getting In Later In Your Career.
Chapter VI. Fund Marketing.
Chapter VII. Risk Management.
Chapter VIII. Operations.
Chapter IX. Accounting.
Chapter X. Fund of Hedge Funds.
Chapter XI. The Resume.
Chapter XII. The Interview.
Chapter XIII. Compensation.
Chapter XIV. Working With A Recruiter.
Appendix A. Resources.
Appendix B. 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.
Preface.
About the Authors.
Chapter I. Getting Started.
Chapter II. Out of Undergrad.
Chapter III. Pre-MBA.
Chapter IV. Out of Business School.
Chapter V. Getting In Later In Your Career.
Chapter VI. Fund Marketing.
Chapter VII. Risk Management.
Chapter VIII. Operations.
Chapter IX. Accounting.
Chapter X. Fund of Hedge Funds.
Chapter XI. The Resume.
Chapter XII. The Interview.
Chapter XIII. Compensation.
Chapter XIV. Working With A Recruiter.
Appendix A. Resources.
Appendix B. 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.
Adam Zoia is founder and Managing Partner of Glocap and runs the
firm's hedge fund practice. He has been actively recruiting hedge
fund and private equity professionals for more than a decade. Zoia
is a frequent speaker at conferences and business schools, and has
appeared on numerous occasions in mainstream media, including CNN,
CNBC and the New York Times, as an expert on hiring trends and
hedge fund compensation.
Aaron Finkel is Vice President and Head of Publications at
Glocap. He has seventeen years of experience in financial
journalism including eleven with Institutional Investor. He is also
coauthor of The Glocap Guide to Getting a Job in Private Equity and
coordinates the research and production of Glocap's Private Equity
and Hedge Fund Compensation Reports.
firm's hedge fund practice. He has been actively recruiting hedge
fund and private equity professionals for more than a decade. Zoia
is a frequent speaker at conferences and business schools, and has
appeared on numerous occasions in mainstream media, including CNN,
CNBC and the New York Times, as an expert on hiring trends and
hedge fund compensation.
Aaron Finkel is Vice President and Head of Publications at
Glocap. He has seventeen years of experience in financial
journalism including eleven with Institutional Investor. He is also
coauthor of The Glocap Guide to Getting a Job in Private Equity and
coordinates the research and production of Glocap's Private Equity
and Hedge Fund Compensation Reports.