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Hedge Fund Careers

2008 Job Forecast: “Winter Can Be A Lovely Season”

May 2, 2008

Speculations and casual soothsaying about the markets abound. Seasoned finance recruiter Kathy Graham puts her job forecast down in writing, in five pages of detail. The 2008 installment of her annual Financial Services Job Forecast (now in its seventh year) examines upwards of a dozen indicators to produce a sector-based analysis of the likely developments […]

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Recent Hiring At Citadel … And Looking Forward

April 29, 2008

Reading about the movements of industry greats is fun, inspiring, and a source of challenge. It should also be thought-provoking. Reuters reports on two new hires (both pulled from JP Morgan Chase) into Citadel, a $20 billion hedge fund run by Ken Griffin (who ranks fifth on the list of top-paid hedge fund managers in […]

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Reliable Hedge Fund Compensation Data Is A Must

April 22, 2008

Hiring a new analyst, looking for a new position, considering an offer, negotiate comp at one’s current firm — reliable hedge fund salary data is an absolute necessity for each situation. It’s readily available in the Hedge Fund Compensation Report by Hedge Fund Search Digest. Here’s a recap of what went into producing the 2007 […]

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Want a Quant Job? Take Notes. Interviewing Tips for Hedge Fund Jobs

April 16, 2008

These interviewing tips from a hedge fund recruiter could make the crucial difference when you go looking for a quant job or, for that matter, any hedge fund job. Craig’s firm, Comprehensive Recruiting, is a financial shop in Arizona with a strong Wall Street practice. Interviewing Tips & How To Differentiate Yourself by Craig Stocksleger […]

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Keep An Eye On Hedge Fund Opportunities

April 15, 2008

Amid prominent fund closures, we’ve suggested that nevertheless the news might not be all bad for hedge funds and the employment picture in particular. This article supports that idea and more, in interviews with multiple prominent recruiters who have also posted hedge fund jobs with Hedge Fund Search Digest or been interviewed here. The upshot: […]

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The Bear Job Market

April 9, 2008

JPMorgan: 26,000 employees in Investment Banking and Trading Bear Stearns: 14,000 employees That could be a lot of people looking for work – see Reuters’ recent article: “Bear Stearns employees flood Wall Street rivals with resumes.” A financial recruiter, The Options Group, reports receiving 10-15 resumes per day from Bear employees. Are there jobs for […]

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Upheaval and Opportunity

April 9, 2008

One theme of a recent NYT article is that Wall Street layoffs may soon propagate to other areas: “Last year, the finance industry was responsible for nearly a third of all wages earned in the city, the highest in modern times. And each Wall Street job supports three workers in other sectors.” Mark Zandi, chief […]

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