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Re: Profile Evaluation Please
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14 Jun 2012, 11:27
As a Hedge fund insider(I used to be an analyst at one of the bigger players in Connecticut) . I'd tell you that happiest hunting grounds for the bigger hedge funds have been Columbia, NYU, Chicago, Harvard, Yale and Wharton. HF interviews have a reputation for being nasty. contrary to common belief most big hedge funds such as Bridgewater, Man Group, Paulson and Co, SAC capital and like don't hire many candidates with a CFA charter (and B-shools know this) . On the other hand Mutual funds and research houses love to hire CFAs. Most HFs that are big ( long-short and Global Macros) have amazing training programs and they mostly recruit extra sharp, type A graduates. In short you'll have to do a lot of digging to convince B-shools that you're a good fit for a career in the HF industry. Additionally, you may also want to look into what type of Hedge fund you want to target as the they have very different investment philosophies. For example, HFs with a value bias love Columbia, Global Macros like Yale and Harvard, while Quant heavy types like Chicago and Wharton a lot. Once you do your digging you'll need to identify and target your schools accordingly.