For those recruiting, how has it been?

I've been actively recruiting for another HF seat (specifically aimed at SMs) and it's been quite tough. Only a few opportunities have come across and I'm not interested in working at a pod, which is what most HH have reached out about. 

I have been told the quality of resumes at the SMs (and LOs) that I have been introduced to are extremely competitive and given there is only 1 seat opening, so a lot of it comes down to a numbers game. 

Curious to hear anyone else's thoughts - regardless of style.

 
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I'm seeing a decent amount of jobs becoming available but have also heard that the field is incredibly competitive. I was just passed on by a tier 2 LO which sort of caught me by surprise because I figured I would be a strong applicant and felt like my first round went OK, probably speaks to the caliber of talent out there. Nothing else to report, I've thrown resumes at a few other things but still early in my hunt. I guess this is what happens when you build an extremely narrow skill set and pursue a career in a structurally declining industry where some of the smartest people in the world compete for a shrinking amount of seats. The super-smart people should go cure cancer and let the sort-of-smart people like me change money around.

 

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