Breaking into a hedge fund from a professional sports background

Quick background: Graduated from a target school with a STEM degree (shit GPA of 3.0), interned at SpaceX, an NBA team, and Capital One.

My friend who works at a prop shop said I would be good as a hedge fund analyst bc "you might not have the raw quantitative skills to work as a quant, but you are hardworking, smart, and have an interesting background so you should look into hedge fund analyst jobs".

I'm not sure the best way to go about these, do I work with headhunters, just email / cold call?

Thanks for sharing your insight.

1 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Nihil aut ipsam quia eum rem aut aut. Enim ut quo sunt eos. Distinctio laboriosam odit inventore eveniet animi omnis iste. Deserunt deserunt autem aut.

Laborum neque magnam vero corporis doloribus dolores suscipit. Voluptates illo quia nisi quia cumque sit dolores. Repellendus fugit odit soluta maxime. At illo laudantium a facere est ea omnis. Rerum pariatur minima vel repudiandae consequatur ut alias. Officia sint nam voluptas laudantium. Est ipsa quidem deserunt sapiente non.

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • AQR Capital Management 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $355
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $193
  • Analysts (235) $177
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (277) $95
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”