http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com Career Insights from the Hedge Fund Industry Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:33:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A "Gone With The Wind" moment triggered a remarkable life turnaround for best-selling author, Marianna Olszwski. Like Scarlett O'Hara, she reached rock bottom and vowed "never to be this broke again" when her car broke down in the middle of the George Washington Bridge, and no one would help her. Olzwski's ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/324/hedge-fund-marketer-reveals-job-success-tips/ Prospects looking for a job in hedge funds need flexibility and a laser-like focus on creating value, according to Robert Olman, president of Alpha Search Advisory Partners. Olman, who has been in the executive search business for 26 years, including 10 exclusively serving the hedge fund market, was interviewed recently ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/322/hedge-funds-hiring-conservatively/ Recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. continues to release details on the hedge fund talent and compensation landscape for 2010. Last year was what they call a "turnaround year" for the industry, as total hedge fund assets edged up over the $2 trillion mark once again. Heidrick & Struggles surveyed more ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/320/more-hedge-fund-job-trends-from-heidrick/ Experienced hedge fund professionals are finding jobs in diverse places such as university endowments, sovereign wealth funds and even the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That's according to a new survey just released by the executive recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. and published by Reuters. Heidrick & Struggles surveyed ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/317/former-hedge-fund-pros-taking-unusual-jobs/ After losing 19 percent on average in 2008, hedge funds have racked up big gains in 2009. Energy funds, Russian and Eastern European funds and Convertible arbitrage have posted gains ranging from 32 percent up to 54 percent, according to data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. But the big winner was ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/315/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-top-dog-hedge-fund-boss/ Question: You have two string-like fuses.  Each burns in exactly one minute.  The fuses are inhomogeneous, and may burn slowly at first, then quickly, then slowly, and so on.  You have a match, and no watch.  How do you measure exactly 45 seconds? Answer: Light Fuse 1 at both ends and simultaneously light ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/166/hedge-fund-jobs-interview-question-fuses/ The pace of new hedge funds picked up late in 2009, with 173 new funds opening their doors in the third quarter, versus just 42 in the last three months of 2008, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. in Chicago. Investor confidence is returning a ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/313/pace-of-new-funds-points-to-more-hedge-fund-jobs/ We've all seen the headlines about investment bank traders or mutual fund managers leaving their jobs to join or start their own hedge fund. Is it just for the money? Bragging rights? Or a certain cache of saying you're a hedge fund manager at the local watering hole? A recent article ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/311/is-the-grass-greener-at-a-hedge-fund-job/ Britain's new 50 percent tax on investment banking bonuses over 25,000 pounds may drive talented traders into the arms of hedge funds, reports Reuters. Politicians in Britain, and to a lesser extent in France, Germany and the U.S., are riding a wave of public outrage against investment banks doling out huge ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/308/bonus-limits-may-drive-more-to-hedge-fund-jobs/ The market meltdown and recent scandals involving Bernie Madoff and the Galleon Group insider-trading case may lead to more intense scrutiny and long-term systemic changes for the hedge fund industry, according to Reuters. Among the changes on the horizon for the industry will be mandatory registration with the SEC, and perhaps ... http://hedgefundblog.jobsearchdigest.com/305/hedge-fund-trends-reflect-uncertainty/