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One of the top 10 types of questions we get in running this site are those around how to get a hedge fund job, or how to move from an area such as investment banking to hedge fund work. On HedgeFundBlogger.com we have a Hedge Fund Career Guide, we also host Hedge Fund Job Listings.
Below please find links to many of our articles on hedge fund jobs:
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Hedge fund jobs are in high demand, many MBA graduates and experienced financial professionals now are looking for ways into the hedge fund industry. If you are looking around at hedge fund jobs let me know. I have received a few notices from Hedge Funds looking to fill open hedge fund jobs and I know of a few recruiters that you might want to be speaking with.
I often get email questions about how to prepare a resume for a hedge fund job interview. What is the perfect hedge fund resume for hedge fund jobs? There isn’t one. While not the case, some hedge fund professionals never graduate from high school but make over $1m/year in their job trading or selling for a hedge fund. That said, some of the below factors are a few of what can help land you hedge fund jobs:
One highly successful hedge fund manager said that they don’t have any hard and fast experience requirements while filling their open hedge fund jobs, they simply look for people who are hungry, humble, and smart.
Hedge Fund Job Websites
Two great places to look for hedge fund jobs are the Albourne Village and HedgeFundMessageBoard.com.
I’m collecting resources on hedge fund jobs. Let me know if you have some great hedge fund job website that I could list here.
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A few weeks ago I conducted an hour long interview with JobSearchDigest.com. Below is the result of this discussion written up by their team:
_______________________________
Richard Wilson is a hedge fund consultant, author of two books, The Hedge Fund Blog Book and Rainmaker, and the founder and publisher of HedgeFundBlogger.com, one of the most visited websites covering the hedge fund industry.
Richard and four other professionals have also established the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Designation. The CHP Designation is the only certification program designed exclusively for professionals who work in the hedge fund industry or for wealth management and service providers who would like a better understanding in order to serve hedge funds as clients.
We caught up with Richard recently to get his views on the industry and the prospects for those seeking hedge fund jobs. Read the rest of this interview here.
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A few weeks ago I conducted an hour long interview with JobSearchDigest.com. Below is the result of this discussion written up by their team:
_______________________________
Richard Wilson is a hedge fund consultant, author of two books, The Hedge Fund Blog Book and Rainmaker, and the founder and publisher of HedgeFundBlogger.com, one of the most visited websites covering the hedge fund industry.
Richard and four other professionals have also established the Chartered Hedge Fund Associate (CHA) Designation. The CHA Designation is the only certification program designed exclusively for professionals who work in the hedge fund industry or for wealth management and service providers who would like a better understanding in order to serve hedge funds as clients.
We caught up with Richard recently to get his views on the industry and the prospects for those seeking hedge fund jobs.
What is your professional background?
I went to Oregon State University for my undergrad degree in business. I helped a European currency foreign exchange hedge fund out of Germany and Denmark do leading indicator trading research. That was my first experience in the industry, while I was still in college, working for them on a part-time basis.
When I was done with that degree, I attended the University of Portland, and earned an MBA in finance. At that point, I was working for a risk consulting firm. So we reviewed risk processes for a variety of different groups, and analyzed their risk controls and what they had in place. That helped me later on when I was working with hedge fund managers. Basically, a hedge fund manager is just managing risk. Many times, people make the mistake of shooting for 20%+ returns. When a shrewd investor sees that they often ask, at what risk did you get that return? Are we going to get hammered the next time you try to take the same risk?
After that, my other experience was in capital raising. I helped raise capital from institutional investors, for a South African fund of hedge funds. And I also worked for a consulting firm for several years that provides outsourced marketing to investment managers, including fund of funds and hedge funds. Our pitch to clients was basically, “We have years of marketing experience. We have thousands of contacts with investors. Don’t hire a marketing professional. Hire our firm, and you can outsource your entire marketing department to us.” Hedge fund managers are so busy, they’re always trading, meeting with their traders and focusing on operations. It’s difficult for them to find the time to do the marketing work.
What changes have you seen in the job market for hedge fund professionals?
Many hedge funds that were expanding, as recently as two or three months ago, including large groups like Citadel, but also small groups in the $20 to $50 million range, are now waiting to see what happens because their performance is slightly negative and they’re not sure how that’s going to affect their marketing.
A lot of funds are still outperforming the average fund, but many are wondering, with the new presidential administration, and the SEC probably taking action after such a large retraction, how some new regulations might hinder the industry from growing as quickly as it in the past. I think a lot of people are playing the wait-and-see game, both with their money, in terms of allocating the cash, but also in terms of allocating to new positions. The only exception to that is probably in the marketing and sales area. There are some hedge funds which have positive performance and so they are optimistic about what that is going to do for their marketing. They are very hungry to bring on new marketing and sales professionals to take advantage of their track record and really get the word out.
What sort of background do you need for a hedge fund marketing job?
Generally if a firm is hiring for hedge fund marketing jobs, they want you to have hedge fund marketing experience. Sometimes people are willing to take on somebody who’s green to the financial industry and move them up the learning curve. But it’s not too common, and you won’t be paid nearly as much, because you’ll need to get your security exams and have your license in place. You need to learn the lingo and how everything works. It takes six months to get you productive instead of two months, if you’ve already been in the industry.
Even if you are working in a marketing function, do you still need to be licensed?
It depends if you’re working for an external marketing firm, which is quite common today, or if you’re working inside a hedge fund. Some funds and hedge fund consulting companies that work in the marketing space are more strict about that than others. It comes up fairly often as part of the job interview discussion and it can be a barrier to entry for some folks.
To be licensed, you have to be sponsored by a broker/dealer. So it’s kind of a Catch 22 in terms of having to get licensed but not having a job yet. A lot of times you have to wait until you get hired.
Is this still a good time to be looking for a job in hedge funds?
I think if you really want to work in the industry then it’s always a good time. And you should be working as hard as you can. If you’re passionate about it, you should never stop. And if you’re not that passionate about it, then maybe you shouldn’t even try in the first place. It’s really competitive, and the first two or three years will probably be relatively tough in terms of compensation and trying to find positions.
There are people who say, “I want to work in the hedge fund industry. Period.” They identify the 2-3 positions they are most interested in. Then they commit to contacting 100 firms that offer those types of services or strategies. These people will probably get a job. It’s always a good time if you’re really passionate and really want to get in.
To learn more about the CHA Designation please visit http://CHADesignation.Org.
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A few weeks ago I conducted an hour long interview with JobSearchDigest.com. Below is the result of this discussion written up by their team:
_______________________________
Richard Wilson is a hedge fund consultant, author of two books, The Hedge Fund Blog Book and Rainmaker, and the founder and publisher of HedgeFundBlogger.com, one of the most visited websites covering the hedge fund industry.
Richard and four other professionals have also established the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Designation. The CHP Designation is the only certification program designed exclusively for professionals who work in the hedge fund industry or for wealth management and service providers who would like a better understanding in order to serve hedge funds as clients.
We caught up with Richard recently to get his views on the industry and the prospects for those seeking hedge fund jobs. Read the rest of this interview here.
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A few weeks ago I conducted an hour long interview with JobSearchDigest.com. Below is the result of this discussion written up by their team:
_______________________________
Richard Wilson is a hedge fund consultant, author of two books, The Hedge Fund Blog Book and Rainmaker, and the founder and publisher of HedgeFundBlogger.com, one of the most visited websites covering the hedge fund industry.
Richard and four other professionals have also established the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) designation. The CHP Designation is the only certification program designed exclusively for professionals who work in the hedge fund industry or for wealth management and service providers who would like a better understanding in order to serve hedge funds as clients.
We caught up with Richard recently to get his views on the industry and the prospects for those seeking hedge fund jobs. Read the rest of this interview here.
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A few weeks ago I conducted an hour long interview with JobSearchDigest.com. Below is the result of this discussion written up by their team:
_______________________________
Richard Wilson is a hedge fund consultant, author of two books, The Hedge Fund Blog Book and Rainmaker, and the founder and publisher of HedgeFundBlogger.com, one of the most visited websites covering the hedge fund industry.
Richard and four other professionals have also established the Chartered Hedge Fund Associate (CHA) Designation. The CHA Designation is the only certification program designed exclusively for professionals who work in the hedge fund industry or for wealth management and service providers who would like a better understanding in order to serve hedge funds as clients.
We caught up with Richard recently to get his views on the industry and the prospects for those seeking hedge fund jobs.
What is your professional background?
I went to Oregon State University for my undergrad degree in business. I helped a European currency foreign exchange hedge fund out of Germany and Denmark do leading indicator trading research. That was my first experience in the industry, while I was still in college, working for them on a part-time basis.
When I was done with that degree, I attended the University of Portland, and earned an MBA in finance. At that point, I was working for a risk consulting firm. So we reviewed risk processes for a variety of different groups, and analyzed their risk controls and what they had in place. That helped me later on when I was working with hedge fund managers. Basically, a hedge fund manager is just managing risk. Many times, people make the mistake of shooting for 20%+ returns. When a shrewd investor sees that they often ask, at what risk did you get that return? Are we going to get hammered the next time you try to take the same risk?
After that, my other experience was in capital raising. I helped raise capital from institutional investors, for a South African fund of hedge funds. And I also worked for a consulting firm for several years that provides outsourced marketing to investment managers, including fund of funds and hedge funds. Our pitch to clients was basically, “We have years of marketing experience. We have thousands of contacts with investors. Don’t hire a marketing professional. Hire our firm, and you can outsource your entire marketing department to us.” Hedge fund managers are so busy, they’re always trading, meeting with their traders and focusing on operations. It’s difficult for them to find the time to do the marketing work.
What changes have you seen in the job market for hedge fund professionals?
Many hedge funds that were expanding, as recently as two or three months ago, including large groups like Citadel, but also small groups in the $20 to $50 million range, are now waiting to see what happens because their performance is slightly negative and they’re not sure how that’s going to affect their marketing.
A lot of funds are still outperforming the average fund, but many are wondering, with the new presidential administration, and the SEC probably taking action after such a large retraction, how some new regulations might hinder the industry from growing as quickly as it in the past. I think a lot of people are playing the wait-and-see game, both with their money, in terms of allocating the cash, but also in terms of allocating to new positions. The only exception to that is probably in the marketing and sales area. There are some hedge funds which have positive performance and so they are optimistic about what that is going to do for their marketing. They are very hungry to bring on new marketing and sales professionals to take advantage of their track record and really get the word out.
What sort of background do you need for a hedge fund marketing job?
Generally if a firm is hiring for hedge fund marketing jobs, they want you to have hedge fund marketing experience. Sometimes people are willing to take on somebody who’s green to the financial industry and move them up the learning curve. But it’s not too common, and you won’t be paid nearly as much, because you’ll need to get your security exams and have your license in place. You need to learn the lingo and how everything works. It takes six months to get you productive instead of two months, if you’ve already been in the industry.
Even if you are working in a marketing function, do you still need to be licensed?
It depends if you’re working for an external marketing firm, which is quite common today, or if you’re working inside a hedge fund. Some funds and hedge fund consulting companies that work in the marketing space are more strict about that than others. It comes up fairly often as part of the job interview discussion and it can be a barrier to entry for some folks.
To be licensed, you have to be sponsored by a broker/dealer. So it’s kind of a Catch 22 in terms of having to get licensed but not having a job yet. A lot of times you have to wait until you get hired.
Is this still a good time to be looking for a job in hedge funds?
I think if you really want to work in the industry then it’s always a good time. And you should be working as hard as you can. If you’re passionate about it, you should never stop. And if you’re not that passionate about it, then maybe you shouldn’t even try in the first place. It’s really competitive, and the first two or three years will probably be relatively tough in terms of compensation and trying to find positions.
There are people who say, “I want to work in the hedge fund industry. Period.” They identify the 2-3 positions they are most interested in. Then they commit to contacting 100 firms that offer those types of services or strategies. These people will probably get a job. It’s always a good time if you’re really passionate and really want to get in.
To learn more about the CHA Designation please visit http://CHADesignation.Org.
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Many of you know that I’ve been involved with developing the hedge fund industry’s first online certification program – the CHA Designation. While this program is an aid to learning about hedge funds and their investment strategies we do not act as recruiters or actively seek out job listings for our candidates.
Recently HedgeFundBlogger.com has negotiated a special $10 first-quarter discount on subscriptions to Job Search Digest, a career resource for finding hedge fund and investment banking jobs. Since 2002, Job Search Digest has helped finance professionals be much more effective with their job search. Every day their team researches all the online job boards (including the specialty niche sites) and captures only the most relevant jobs—giving you a competitive advantage in your job search. They also provide profiles of specialist executive recruiters, compensation data, and other resources aimed at making your job search more efficient.
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Every day I get resumes from industry switchers, folks who’ve built a career in mortgage lending, medical sales, engineering, etc… and want to move into the hedge fund world for the big money. It’s a hard time to try the switch because the financial sector has been hit hard: hedge funds are running leaner and meaner. It’s also a challenging time because the poor economy, particularly the implosion of the mortgage industry, has flooded the hedge fund world with thousands of applicants vying desperately for any chance to make big money again. But we don’t always get to choose our timing! So here are 4 tips to help you MAXIMIZE your chances of making a successful industry switch:
If you’re an industry switcher, you’ve got to differentiate yourself from the 5 million people flooding cyberspace with their resume right now. Use these tips and you’ll blaze a path to your new career in the alternative investment world.
Marc Goormastic of Goormastic Executive Search
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Email: Richard, What resources do you have on your blog related to getting a hedge fund job?
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I am a hedge fund consultant and many of you might have already read my hedge fund blog, or recognize the name HedgeFundBlogger.com. I have written close to 250 articles now on hedge funds and launched this website to help you enter the hedge fund industry. Anyone can get a job with a hedge fund, you just need to build the right skillset so that you will be a natural choice for one of the three routes of entry.
Didn’t go to an ivy league school? No experience? GPA wasn’t a 3.92? None that matters, a negative attitude and your own pre-conceptions on why you might not get accepted into the hedge fund industry are much larger obstacles that you need to get past.
In this blog I will provide you lists of what to check your resume for, places where anyone can get a hedge fund internship, methods I have used to get jobs in the investment industry and interviews with hedge fund professionals who can provide you with unique valuable insights on how thousands of new people work for hedge funds each year.
If you want to work for a hedge fund I can get you there, it is simply an iterative process of learning how you can build your knowledge and skills. To start doing so please subscribe to this hedge fund career blog below and you will receive a free white paper called Top 10 Tips on Getting a Hedge Fund Job.
Here is an email I got earlier today:
“I have passion for investing/trading and want to build my career in hedge funds. I am trying to break into the field, so far with no luck. I came across your blog and writing today to see if you could give me some advise on how to land into a full time hedge fund job. I have gone through your blogs and book and admire your helping attitude. I am attaching my resume for your reference…”
I get a lot of emails about how to obtain a job within the hedge fund industry, how to start networking, or get your foot in the door. Here is my general response to these emails:
Breaking into this industry is all about getting up to speed on the norms of hedge funds and then networking.
1. I would buy Hedge Me – a great book on the hedge fund industry the career path options you have, the compensation and major firms in the industry. Here is a review I wrote on the book and a link to buy it if you are interested: Hedge Me Book Review
2. I would continue to read my blog at HedgeFundBlogger.com, subscribe to this hedge fund blog by email (http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1049915) or download all of my past blog posts at http://hedgefundsbook.com/
3. I would call 30 hedge fund managers and ask them to have coffee or lunch. You need to get some face-to-face time with people in the position you want to obtain and hedge fund managers themselves.
4. If it would help I have written a blog post on what hedge fund managers typically look for in resumes: http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2007/10/hedge-fund-resumes.html
5. If you want to learn more about the industry here are my favorite hedge fund books: http://astore.amazon.com/ra07-20
6. Read Posts on HedgeFundMessageBoard.com and Join the Hedge Funds Group on Linkedin.com. After joining introduce yourself within the “New Member Introductions” thread within the message board. To join please visit this link: http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=44059&sharedKey=5FC1F8699305
I have recently found an individual willing to help improve your hedge fund or investment resume. If you would like 1-4 hours of resume editing, coaching and career guidance please send me an email at Richard@RichardCWilson.com.
- Richard
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Jobs at hedge funds can sometimes be hard to obtain. I had several people write in over the weekend asking for advice on landing jobs at different types of hedge funds, so here it is.
The following are the three steps I would recommend someone take if they are currently working outside of the industry or are currently going to school full time.
1. Learn everything you can about hedge funds, trends, who the big players area, etc. Subscribe to my blog (yes it is free), join the Albourne Village (online hedge fund community), read white papers and hedge fund news through Google, and read articles found on Hedge World.
2. Get some sort of 1-10 hour a week hedge fund internship or experience of some type just so you can get the clock ticking on that and show actual involvement with a group in the industry. I know you are probably working full time already and maybe even going to school too but getting immersed in the work ASAP is important.
3. Start having coffee or cold calling a couple dozen professionals in the industry to establish relationships that could lead to referrals to hiring hedge funds. Yes, it takes hard work and you will be putting yourself out there. This process of doing informational interviews might save you a few years of working in the wrong position or mistakenly entering the industry with large misconceptions. Informational interviews have helped me land every single position I have ever held.
My recent post on Hedge Fund Jobs discusses the specifics of what hedge funds look for in people and on resumes.
I have recently found an individual willing to help improve your hedge fund or investment resume. If you would like 1-4 hours of resume editing, coaching and career guidance please send me an email at Richard@HedgeFundGroup.org.
- Richard
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Hedge fund jobs are in high demand, many MBA graduates and experienced financial professionals now are looking for ways into the hedge fund industry. If you are looking around at hedge fund jobs let me know. I have received a few notices from Hedge Funds looking to fill open hedge fund jobs and I know of a few recruiters that you might want to be speaking with.
I often get email questions about how to prepare a resume for a hedge fund job interview. What is the perfect hedge fund resume for hedge fund jobs? There isn’t one. While not the case, some hedge fund professionals never graduate from high school but make over $1m/year in their job trading or selling for a hedge fund. That said, some of the below factors are a few of what can help land you hedge fund jobs:
One highly successful hedge fund manager said that they don’t have any hard and fast experience requirements while filling their open hedge fund jobs, they simply look for people who are hungry, humble, and smart.
Hedge Fund Job Websites
A few great places to look for hedge fund jobs and learn how to land one are the Albourne Village, CHP Designation Library of Resources, Commodity Careers.com and HedgeFundMessageBoard.com. I’m collecting resources on hedge fund jobs. Let me know if you have some great hedge fund job website that I could list here.
To read dozens of additional articles related to Hedge Fund Jobs like this one please visit our Hedge Fund Employment Guide. Coming soon – the Hedge Fund Jobs Guide.
- Richard
Disclosure: Our firm runs the hedge fund training and certification program called the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP). To learn more about this program please visit http://HedgeFundCertification.com
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