+4 What exactly does a hedge fund do? 4 4y
+3 Bridgewater - Night Trading Associate in person interview, advice? 2 4y
+12 Macroecon or policy research at a HF 1 4y
+8 Starting your career in 2008? 1 4y
+21 2nd Year MBA - HF/AM Recruiting Questions 1 4y
+11 In-house legal roles in hedge funds & PE? 2 4y
+12 Resume Services 1 4y
+27 What job offer should I take if I'm looking to work for a hedge fund down the road? 3 4y
+3 What ist the best job at a HF? 2 4y
+4 ABC company has benefited from Operating Leverage? 2 4y
+17 Breaking into Hedge Fund investing role w/out top IB, PE, or consulting experience 3 4y
+14 How to Choose Between Offers 4 4y
+1 Answered 2/3 Questions on Top Trading firm Interview 4 4y
+85 Typical HF Compensation Targets for post-"2+2" IB/PE hires? 74 4y
+9 WSO HF module worth it? 1 4y
+20 Citadel Assessement test 31 4y
+3 Headhunter Asking for my staffer email / number - is this normal? 1 4y
+3 Quant ER or Trading 1 4y
+14 How Should I Utilize $200 to get from a CB to a Credit Fund? 15 4y
+9 Where can I find a well-written proxy fight presentation? 1 4y
+6 PM role at a top / middle tier macro fund - 15 years experience (Sharpe ratio 2.19 - Sortino ratio 5.53) 1 4y
+12 Low GPA from a non-target. Against all odds. 1 4y
+6 How to find the smaller industry players 2 4y
+7 Highland Capital Management went bankrupt? 4 4y
+3 Data Research Interview 1 4y
+24 2nd Year sell side equity derivatives "strategist / structurer " very confused about what to do next 1 4y
+3 Oaktree Summer 2020 Investment Intern Timeline 1 4y
+60 Would you quit your Hedge fund gig if your boss has emotional mood swings? 45 4y
+4 Catalysts 3 4y
+23 Firm I'm interviewing with asks for a Credit Analysis 8 4y
+44 Q&A: I'm a Cross Capital Structure Hedge Fund Analyst 18 4y
+12 How to improve after first round interview? 1 4y
+22 Multistrat/small HF Networking? 12 4y
+6 Goldman Sachs SSG Case Study (AI) 1 4y
+22 University courses/path to becoming a QUANT 8 4y
+12 Late cycle career advice - HF vs LO vs ER FT offers right after college 2 4y
+10 Credit hedge fund case study 10 4y
+9 BlackRock Systematic Active Equity 2 4y
+81 Boss/PM tosses heap of personal insults upon resignation 33 4y
+9 BAAM - Thoughts in 2019? 1 4y
+3 abrams bison 2020 2 4y
+3 Aetos Capital HF research analyst Interview 1 4y
+37 Breaking Into a Hedge Fund with a Background in Pharmaceuticals 16 4y
+6 D.E. Shaw Renewables Investments (DESRI) - Any info? 1 4y
+103 Why work at a Fund of Funds? 121 4y
+12 Point 72 Experienced Hire Process 3 4y
+3 Hiring market - still tepid? 1 4y
+10 DE Shaw vs. Traditional HFs 12 4y
+14 Multimanager cost of leverage question 3 4y
+54 DCFs no longer necessary? 25 4y
+12 HF -> elite trading firm -> ? 2 4y
+23 What proportion of hedge fund interviews involve asshole questions? 3 4y
+6 Is the CAIA Worth It? 5 4y
+12 Is HF Right For Me? 1 4y
+6 How long does citadel global equities give you to decide on an offer? 1 4y
+38 traders / PMs...how does a strategist who comes up with an intraday trading strategy get a trading seat at a fund? 14 4y
+12 How to reach out to former colleague who now works in HF? 1 4y
+3 PM fired, can I still retrieve bonus? 1 4y
+3 Research Analyst at Hedge Fund career path 3 4y
+43 Q&A: 2 Years in BB IB -> MM Private Equity -> To launch a quantitative HF strategy 11 4y
+3 thoughts on Collective2 ?? 1 4y
+6 Bloomberg Question 3 4y
+15 Low-return, low VaR, low vol 14 4y
+88 Machine Learning Taking over HF research analyst roles in near future? 37 4y
+22 ER vs M&A for L/S Eq Megafund 8 4y
+6 Best literature on ETF construction 1 4y
+3 Metric for free cash flow conversion 1 4y
+3 List of medium/large AUM L/S Fundamental funds? 1 4y
0 Equity Research 1 4y
+19 HF/AM Politics and Soft Skills 1 4y
+17 Questions for those at MM funds 5 4y
+16 Small Debt Fund - to stay or not to stay? 6 4y
+12 Setting work life balance expectations 7 4y
+3 Good reading material on how software financial statements work? 1 4y
+14 Good Major For Quant? 12 4y
+40 Hedge fund net vs. gross exposures 16 4y
+1 Query 1 4y
+5 Hedge fund start up 5 4y
+6 Very Hard or Tricky Hedge Fund Interview Questions 1 4y
+12 Stuck in Controller Role 1 4y
+15 At my wits end growing revenue for boutique research firm 1 4y
+5 Do some hedge funds not like candidates who have worked at another hedge fund? 4 4y
+7 hf interview conversion rate? 2 4y
+5 Best Major for HF 3 4y
+20 Recent Investing/HF books 5 4y
+7 Facetime? 3 4y
+11 Capital allocation decision - which ratio to look at? 2 4y
+43 Pro ball to Pro Analyst 13 4y
+19 Standard non-competes - is 1 year a lot? 9 4y
+15 Bonus Structure/Formula Question 1 4y
+15 Why won’t this work? 7 4y
+32 idea velocity at fundamental or quant funds 11 4y
+11 Breaking into a hedge fund from a professional sports background 1 4y
+6 Businesses/sectors with both high growth and high ROIC? 4 4y
+9 GS Engineering HackerRank Mathematics 1 4y
+7 best hf headhunters these days? 4 4y
+12 Hedge fund capital raising opps 1 4y
+3 Short focused HFs? 1 4y
+15 Are all those market risk/model validation jobs worthwhile or not? 4 4y
+10 Consulting upcoming managers. 1 4y

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