Interview with HF HR, What to expect?
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on 8/23/12 at 1:00am
Hi monkeys,
I'm having a phone interview with a HR guy tomorrow morning. The fund is relatively small and is a division of a $1 billion+ AM firm. The HR guy told me that the interview will be less than 30min. What should I expect? All behavioral questions? or some technical questions?
Any help is appreciated.







What job are you applying for
What job are you applying for there? What level are you coming in from and targeting at the new firm?
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Sorry I forgot to mention
Sorry I forgot to mention that. It's an investment analyst intern. I'm a first year MBA student at a target school with some finance work experience.
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It will probably be largely
It will probably be largely behavioral and you may glaze over the status of the markets and current events, or whatever would be relevant to the strategy of the group. Most HF's are of course less technical than PE or IB's, so you will probably want to have a couple of stock pitches ready, and an up to date view of whats going on in the world.
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I think ir's fair to say you
I think ir's fair to say you will get a mix of both, but the technical probably depends on what kind of fund it is. If it's just HR, I doubt they get too technical, other than checking relevant experience to see if you won't be embarrassing for him/her to recommend to speak with the investment team.
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seabird: It will probably be
It will probably be largely behavioral and you may glaze over the status of the markets and current events, or whatever would be relevant to the strategy of the group. Most HF's are of course less technical than PE or IB's, so you will probably want to have a couple of stock pitches ready, and an up to date view of whats going on in the world.
this is largely correct, I would disagree that they are less technical than IB
seabird: Most HF's are of
Most HF's are of course less technical than PE or IB's
We must have different definitions of the word technical. I don't agree with this statement at all.
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SirTradesaLot: seabird: Mos
Most HF's are of course less technical than PE or IB's
We must have different definitions of the word technical. I don't agree with this statement at all.
Hmm... let me revise, most L/S funds, or ones that arent quant or exotic product/derivative focused are less technical.
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thanks for the comments guys.
thanks for the comments guys. It's a merger arbitrage fund. But do HR guys really know the answers to technical questions?
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Omar Peters: thanks for the
thanks for the comments guys. It's a merger arbitrage fund. But do HR guys really know the answers to technical questions?
Doubtful, but they will know the types of backgrounds that the others are looking for in a candidate at a minimum. You never know either, some times you get someone with a solid background, that moved to HR to have a less demanding job. Doesn't happen often, but I've seen it before.
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HR won't ask you finance
HR won't ask you finance questions , because HR doesn't know much about finance. There may be some obligatory basic screening , but beyond that - I doubt anyone will ask you anything seriously technical.
From my experience, HR
From my experience, HR interviews cover your resume, relevant experience, and what you're looking for. Doubtful that you get asked about technicals, stock ideas, or current events because, well, it's HR. That being said, you should always be keeping up with what's going on in the world and have certain companies/industries that you follow if you're serious about landing a gig at a hedge fund IMO.
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I would guess mostly
I would guess mostly behavioral, but just in case be ready to answer/converse about general market events currently occurring
And so it goes
crazylikeafox: From my
From my experience, HR interviews cover your resume, relevant experience, and what you're looking for. Doubtful that you get asked about technicals, stock ideas, or current events because, well, it's HR. That being said, you should always be keeping up with what's going on in the world and have certain companies/industries that you follow if you're serious about landing a gig at a hedge fund IMO.
I agree. Typically with HR phone interviews they will just go through the basics...tell me about yourself, tell me a little about your experience/resume info, they'll most likely explain a little bit about the fund, and explain the position in detail and what they're looking for (pay close attention). Usually it's nothing too taxing, but it's always good to know as much as possible about the fund so do a little research and it never hurts to be up on current, relevant events.