How to pass resume screen get interviews from a hedge fund?
Hi there, currently a junior at a top U with 3.7 GPA, major in math/CS. With relevant experience/investment clubs/upcoming internship at a BB. I have been:
applying to L/S equity funds (some top funds, some smaller ones) with or without internship programs by submitting my resumes online, but NO ONE wants to even talk to me (some do, but they want me to help them with coding/quantitative stuff)
then I thought I didn't network enough so I reached out to alumni on Linkedin - very few of them replied - I guess hedge fund people are busy.
I have been contemplating possible reasons, and I think it might be because
My GPA is not high enough
I didn't network in the right way
I don't have that hedge fund vibe (one manager commented that "she doesn't think like an investor" - lol not sure what that means) - if this is the case, how do I improve? (as someone who worked all the way from a third-world rural village without speaking English to one of the best universities in the world, I truly believe that talent comes from practice and strategy rather than some inborn magic.)
I have seen people with MUCH WEAKER finance/accounting skills and people with weaker academic background got jobs/internships, but I can't get people to talk to me. More generally, how do I pass the resume screen, and what is the right approach to L/S equity hedge fund interviews?
Please give me some advice and would love to provide more information if needed. All constructive feedback is welcome, and I will definitely give back when it's my turn.
Its not desperate, pretty much the exact opposite of that. Its demonstrating your passion and intellectual curiosity to go ahead and work on investment ideas in your free time. There are zero barriers to entry to coming up with your own ideas while you're in school, so if investing is something you really want to do there isn't an excuse to not do it. Its a very easy way to weed people out.