Suppose I am able to grab Paulson's attention for 10 minutes and suppose he is willing to listen, what can I--a college student (NYU level but not NYU)--do to impress the fuck out of him to land a job at his fund?
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NYU level? what the fuck? just tell us what school your from jesus christ no one actually gives a shit where you go
Paulson is from NYU, fyi.
Unless you've been researching an idea for months and its got an edge of the size of his short from '08, than he probably doesn't give fk. Just wants to feel like he's giving back somehow. If anything, just use it as an opportunity to start getting to know him and send him updates/pitches every know and then. He's not going to hire you on the spot.
Kick him in the nuts.
Edit -- Sorry, just skimmed the post. I assumed you were referring to Hank Paulson.
Dick, what would you do in this situation if you were this college student?
Try my luck at something more realistic, would be my first suggestion.
But, if I had the chance to meet John Paulson, I would do something to make myself memorable. Make him laugh or make him think. Don't just go in uber polite and forgettable.
Why would you not pitch a stock though? And how will it help if you are memorable. That won't get you the job.
Pay a model with huge boobs to walk in the meeting with you wearing nothing but a pair of Nikes and make your pitch on Nike's stock (or insert favorite company here). Or, bring in a kid who was cured from cancer from some product from a company you are pitching. Do something interesting. You probably won't get the job anyway, but you'll at least distinguish yourself from every other kid that made a stock pitch to him.
Just to be clear, no job is obtained in this hypothetical situation.
Does your Dad work at an airline manufacturer?
Imagine how annoying and awkward it'd be to meet a kid for 10 minutes and have him/her try and pitch you a stock.
You can't do anything- sorry. He's way too senior for you to get noticed.
I'd ask him why the fuck you started that gold fund when you could just retire as a legend? God complex?
Seriously.
My current employer and John Paulson's hedge fund actually share the same Midtown Manhattan office building. I have seen him in the lobby on a number of occasions. What's interesting about Mr. Paulson is that he doesn't seem to have a chauffeur driven car (at least, not that I have ever seen) and he actually takes the subway to and from work... No matter how much money this guy makes, the guy doesn't forget his roots as a working/middle class kid from Queens.
First, let me preface this by saying that most people, regardless of who they are, do not like it when complete strangers approach them in public. But let's continue with this suspension of disbelief. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that you successfully manufacture a "chance" encounter with Mr. Paulson (either waiting for him to come out of the elevator in the lobby, or maybe following him onto the subway as he leaves the office, etc.)
Then, despite the overwhelming odds that are against you, you manage to have a brief but pleasant conversation with him. Not only that, but the guy is so impressed with you that in true Hollywood storyline fashion, the guy then says to you, "Hey, you know what, kid? You are all right. Here's my business card. Call me anytime."
Now, let's be realistic here. Stuff like that simply doesn't happen in real life. Sure, occasionally you hear of stories of unconventional guys getting their lucky break due to a chance encounter with a hedge fund investor (Bill Ackman comes to mind), but these guys are the exception. In fact, they are the exception to the exceptions.
Rothchild?
Very true, only happens in porn (which is all real-life as far as I'm concerned).
^^^situations like that always remind me of this http://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/sites/valueinvesting/files/files/Graham%20… (pages 4 and 5)
Barry Rosenstein basically be given a $1mm a year salary and head of acquisitions at a well-known shop after basically a cold call and 5min convo.
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