Breaking into HF as an Analyst

Currently work in consulting; have an academic background in finance and sitting for the CFA level 1 in June. Have been networking with various people who work on different kinds of trading teams (strategies and industries). Any advice on how to break into the industry as an investment analyst on a trading team?

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