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Ryan Pollock’s Tech Recruiting Shop

January 4, 2008

Ryan Pollock founded Objective Paradigm (www.opstaffing.com) in 2001 in Chicago and was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. His tech recruiting firm is proven and growing. How did you get started? I graduated from the business school at Rutgers University in 1995 with an Accounting degree. Following an internship with […]

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A Revolving Door?

January 1, 2008

“There is plenty of movement in the hedge fund industry. More than 60% of respondents reported being with their current firm for 2 years or less. Only 15% said they had been with their firm for more than 5 years. This highlights the delicate nature of the employer/employee relationship in the hedge fund industry and […]

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Bonus Makes the Difference

December 27, 2007

“Typical for the financial industry, production based bonuses are an integral part of compensation. Hedge fund industry bonuses can range from 38% of base salary for average compensation ($250,000) to over 400% for the top producers ($1,000,000 plus). Keep in mind that there is no “standard” compensation plan in this industry and bonus percentages vary […]

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Is an Advanced Degree a Requirement?

November 29, 2007

“It seems most job titles have specific educational requirements. From the survey results, a Bachelors degree is definitely a minimum educational requisite; however, having an advanced degree or MBA is not a requirement for many positions. A Masters Degree or MBA is more prevalent in the Analyst, Portfolio Manager and Trader roles (38% have an […]

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Warren Harvey: Asset Management Recruiting at a Top 25 Firm

November 16, 2007

Warren Harvey heads the Asset Management group at WorldBridge Partners (www.worldbridgepartners.com), member of Management Recruiters International and a top 25 executive recruiting firm covering many industries. Tell us how you got to be in recruiting, and why you’ve stayed in it. I’ve been recruiting for about 20 years, 18 of that here. I was working […]

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Craig Stocksleger on Hiring for the Global Markets

November 9, 2007

Former financial planner Craig Stocksleger is now a recruiter with Comprehensive (www.comprehensiverecruiting.com), an Arizona firm with a strong business in quantitative analytics. How did you get into recruiting, and what keeps you here? When I was in college, I was involved in trading my own account, and was fortunate enough to be fairly successful to […]

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Tom Kellerhals – Fund Marketing & Sales

November 2, 2007

We spoke to Tom Kellerhals of the Westminster Group (www.wgpeople.com) about his firm’s distinctive niche: placing sales & marketing professionals in asset management firms. A solid half of his work is in alternative investments. How did you end up in this line of work? I started my career in, of all places, the grain industry, […]

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