Currently a 3rd yr Associate at a large BB in London. Have interest moving to a Macro HF (think Citadel, Balyasny, Rokos, Brevan etc) for a junior trader/PM role in London.
I'd assume this is mostly done by recruiters? If so which ones are best if i want to break into one of the above funds? Or do i just reach out to a PM at one of the funds and enquire?
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recruiters and word of mouth/connections mostly
what is your current role? what do you trade, and what has your individual performance been? what is your strategy...and what is your edge in that strategy?
You don't need a recruiter, you already know the players. If you are good, reach out to your contacts there and pitch them. Recruiter only increases the cost of hiring you.
Depends. Most recruiters are duds and spamming naive neophytes. Their true client relationship is with the fund. But now and then you find a recruiter who has a strong relationship and can put you in front.
A 3rd year associate isn't getting hired by the fund - he is getting hired by a specific trader or group at the fund. I would think that his relationships from trading are closer than the recruiter who has a general fund level relationship. Honestly, if you are good, recruiters are so overrated for niche jobs like this. 3y + associate and asking questions like this isn't a great indicator though.
Thanks for responses everyone. Who are the big recruiters currently in London? Im already in contact with Mondrian Alpha (who seem to be quite good). Any other recommendations?
bump. also interested
How is this thread still going? I gave the answer. If you are qualified, just contact the people you know at the firms with a concrete proposal. If you are not getting asked already, it could be a bad idea to take that much risk.
What if I dont know anyone at the firm? Does cold emailing works in London?
Than you are not qualified. If you were, you would know the right PMs to at least contact for an intro.
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