Just how hard is it to land an HF job?
I've been reading on the forums and some people are saying that if you land a BB analyst position, it's pretty easy to get into HF after that. Others are saying you basically need to have a PhD in math to get in. So really, how difficult is it to get an HF job from college or from a previous BB analyst job?
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I think the answer is that
I think the answer is that the difficulty of landing a HF job is dependent on a number of factors. First, not all BB analyst positions are equal. If you are coming from a top group vs a bad group odds of getting an HF job should be better.
Second, difficulty depends on the type of hedge fund you are trying to work for. If you want an analyst role at one of the top HFs, like Citadel, it is going to be considerably more difficult than a smaller shop.
Also, this question depends on what exact job you are looking for at a HF. If you want to be working in some sort of quant group, then you might need that math PHD which would make the job hard to land for most people. There are numerous different investment and trading strategies that demand different skills, so it would be easier to get a job in a strategy that matched the skills you built up as an IB analyst.
That's my general opinion.
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