Getting a Job in Hedge Funds
An Inside Look at How Funds Hire
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 11. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-470-22648-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Charts: 5 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 7 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
557 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-22648-3 (9780470226483)
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E-Book
04/2008
Wiley
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
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.
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.