So i have been a SM L/S Equity all my career. First one was small (<$1bil) where i was for 4yrs. Jumped to a big one for <1yr then moved to a mid size one ($2bil) and have been there for 13 months now. Thinking of trying to move to a pod but is it too soon to do that given i basically have 2 jobs in 2 years? How does that look? Thanks
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I personally don’t think it matters that much, BUT the bar should be higher for the pod. You really don’t want to go to the pod and leave after 1 year. So I’d only do it if you feel like this is a really high quality opportunity and/or if your current firm is imploding and you’re trying to get ahead of it
Firm is not imploding so obviously will be more cautious of the pod that i recruit for. Thanks
Why would you not want to leave a pod after 1 year? Is that frowned upon?
Why’d you end up moving around if you don’t mind me asking?
The 2nd oppty was just a money driven decision but was very hierarchal. This current gig is more meritocratic.
can you pls share some advice for what to look for during interview if people wanted to spot a meritocratic HF vs a hierarchical one? Just by looking at no. of investment professionals? Is there a rule of thumb?
just try to ask about progression of others and actually speak to past employees. If you are just being used for making models (a lot of HFs do that), i think thats a red flag (depends on where you are in your career). try to understand if you pitch to PMs or your job is just to tell numbers to some analyst you'll be working for.
i could be wrong but thats my $0.02
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