SOMEONE post a HF OPs success story
Ok, I know how much people hate these ops threads, but I need someone to give me feedback. Have final rounds with a 5.5 bill aum HF tomorrow in OPs. I did an ops job before and didn't like it. The job market turmoil is playing into my decision to consider this position. I have been plugging away, networking for over a year to no avail.
So finally, my dilemma is this - I have made some really great contacts lately, but things are slow this time of year, and the process can be tedious. I have final rounds tomorrow, and if I get the offer, I have no idea what to do. I don't want to take the offer, and burn these people in 2 months if something better comes along.
Is the job market so terrible right now that I should take shelter in ops, or is this truly the kiss of death. I would be ok with doing ops for a year, then going to ER, but it seems to risky to rely on.
Any thoughts?






Never heard of anyone going from ops to ER
Never heard of anyone going from ops to ER
Hope your interview went
Hope your interview went well. In what field are your contacts? If it's relevant to ER, maybe ask them if they could give you advice if you have received an offer for HF ops. If you haven't received an offer, do not bring it up the interview at all.
Ask them what you could do to make yourself a stronger candidate for ER. Keep going from there.
Thanks for the tips. I
Thanks for the tips. I expect to get word back tomorrow or the next day. The problem is I don't have time to sit on the offer, only a day or two.
I've made great contacts in ER/Asset mgmt/IB and theyre all plugging away for me, but it takes time for these things to develop, and I don't want to be kicking myself if a great opportunity pops up after I begin the OPs job.
I've been networking hard for sometime now, and I feel close to my goal, but I don't want to be sidelined much longer.
tough decision - any other thoughts would be appreciated
you can rescind
You might piss some people off, but you can rescind/quit, just make up a good excuse so you don't get blackballed
noble but
i see nothing wrong w/ taking the job now and continuing to pursue those other options. ops has high turnover. you can tell other ppl you took the job for security during credit crisis. (which is somewhat true.) I know of two ppl who went from trading/ops to pretty lucrative IR jobs at bigger HFs, but they had some marketing exp too. also CFAs, that is useful i think.
i'd appreciate hearing some success stories in this area too. I'm working in trading (execution) & ops and currently looking into ways to move into more of an analyst/trade generation role. would love to hear ideas or exp on this. PMs/emails welcome