There was a similar post from 5 years ago but wanted to get some up to date responses
I'm ultimately looking to break into an activist hedge fund, but am unsure how to best position myself. From your experience, whats the best / most common way to break in? IB then PE? B-School? Go from undergraduate or IBD directly?
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