This Week in Hedge Funds

April 18, 2008

Money from institutional investors and high net worth individuals may not flow into hedge funds as freely as a year ago. Nevertheless, the steady appearance of new funds is a clear sign that managers continue to see opportunity in the markets. Here’s a casual roster of newly- or recently-launched funds (or rumors of such) reported […]

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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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Hedge Fund Jobs Interview Question: Hats and a Blind Man

April 4, 2008

Interviews for hedge fund jobs … We don’t want you to get blind sided by this question. It’s a good one. Q: Inside of a dark closet are five hats: three blue and two red. Three smart men go into the closet, and each selects a hat in the dark and places it unseen upon […]

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Wide Scope for Engineers

April 2, 2008

The business and financial knowledge required by hedge fund IT jobs varies widely according to the position. While a quant job definitely requires financial expertise, a solid engineer can land a job developing trading or accounting systems with no experience in the markets at all. Or, he or she can build on a base of […]

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