+18 HF's that don't care about your undergrad GPA for experienced hires? 2 5y
+16 How Important is Reading Comprehension? 5 5y
+51 Headhunter with top funds out of nowhere 17 5y
+6 HF Analyst Interviews with Peers 3 5y
+3 What marketable skills have you acquired in your time on the job? 1 5y
+19 Consulting/Corporate Strategy to Hedge Fund 9 5y
+9 Transfer from FoF to Hedge Fund after 2-3 years 1 5y
+9 Finance jobs disappearing in the UK 4 5y
+21 What are the largest hedge funds focused only on Consumer products? 11 5y
+18 Master Finance Essay : Quantitative/Investment/Eco 3 5y
+76 Hedge fund / active manager haterade? 22 5y
+36 Hedge fund to less stressful role - long only? others? 21 5y
+6 Prop strategies 1 5y
+30 A Question for the fellow Quants 33 5y
+6 IPO Investors 1 5y
+41 Joined a boutique HF straight out of college, next career steps? 7 5y
+6 How many stock pitches have you been asked for in a PE interview round? 1 5y
+6 Charlotte hedge funds 2 5y
+17 how to practice reading facial micro-expressions and tones of voice 6 5y
+50 Difference between Hedge Fund and Prop Shop 25 5y
+3 Sophomore Internships (Summer 2021) 1 5y
+6 Bridgewater - thoughts? 1 5y
+6 Is Anyone Familiar With L1 Capital? 1 5y
+29 What are the best pathways to enter into a CDS HF ? 11 5y
+51 Career Economics / Risk-Reward 18 5y
+9 VR Capital Group - Opinions/Thoughts? 5 5y
+18 D.E. Shaw internship Early Application 18 5y
+28 Jeff Ubben's Inclusive Capital Partners 13 5y
+17 Broker with best portfolio performance reporting tools? 4 5y
+19 Prop trading and quant funds: Importance Of Pedigree 1 5y
+14 Balyasny Asset Management Interview 7 5y
+15 Best strategy to recruit for quant post-college? 1 5y
+12 NYC Metro Hedge Fund office returns 2 5y
+10 Different Teams from the same Pod Shop on the Same Roadshow Call 1 5y
+56 Leaving buy-side and going back to sell-side 21 5y
+18 IB > PE > HF 4 5y
+25 question for S&T/HF professionals 6 5y
+68 Non Target School (Cal Poly SLO), Almost Senior, No Internship 17 5y
+13 How many of you have a PM like this or have worked for someone similar? 1 5y
+12 Distressed Debt / Workout Groups of Traditional Asset Managers 4 5y
+50 What to pay attention to when signing a contract? 12 5y
+3 Fortress Inv Group Culture?? 2 5y
+30 MSF - WUSTL vs ASU 7 5y
+28 Why are hedge funds usually started by 1 person? 8 5y
+19 Resources for learning about distressed debt investing 4 5y
+15 Where did HF managers start their career? 1 5y
+24 HF out of banking? 9 5y
+8 Books on Asset Classes 5 5y
+15 Long-term, concentrated firms that are open to PE laterals? 2 5y
+15 IB Credit Risk to Buyside (Debt) 3 5y
+11 List of Prestigious Hedge Funds in New York 12 5y
+13 Capital solutions direct lending L+1000 2 5y
+32 HF Analyst - looking for 3 years and can’t find a new job 5 5y
+17 Moving into HF from RE 2 6y
+9 DE Shaw - Energy Trading 1 6y
+36 Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb - Reputation 78 6y
+3 Headhunters for Boston funds 1 6y
+3 Reorg Account 3 6y
+13 seven eight capital 7 6y
+23 What's the lifestyle like at a top multi manager on the west coast? 20 6y
+32 Post Covid Offices 11 6y
+68 Fund shutting down 16 6y
+16 I HAVE COMPLETED CFA SYLLABUS IN HIGH SCHOOL..now ?? 7 6y
+61 Why don’t hedge funds liquidate their positions in a recession? 23 6y
+15 Tactyc: the first and only analytics platform to understand spreadsheet logic 1 6y
+4 Meeting with a Partner at a Distressed Hedge Fund 4 6y
+12 Getting in Front of Funds 1 6y
+41 Random Musing on Mr. Market 8 6y
+12 How to Break into Quantitative Hedge Funds???? 1 6y
+41 Why do people leave event-driven hedge funds for L/S funds? 31 6y
+35 How often do seats open up at multi-managers? 39 6y
+13 Hedge Funds: a cog in the wheel? 1 6y
+92 55x price hike on "Essential Medication" - Smart move? 86 6y
+19 Multimanager platform personalities 4 6y
+25 HF Headcount (Is Third Point Normal?) 11 6y
+44 Career Advice? 10 6y
+53 Using offers to get promoted 24 6y
+40 Where would you rather work: D.E. Shaw or Point72 for Junior Summer? 14 6y
+3 Future of Fundamental HF/AM 2 6y
+12 FIG IB to HF 4 6y
+139 quant HF - how much should entry PhD quant expect to be paid? 87 6y
+6 Redwood Capital Management - Notable Trades 1 6y
+3 Do you need a reliable loan sector? 1 6y
+6 Industry research hacks? 2 6y
+3 Sector Analysis 1 6y
+15 HF from a MM IB Background 5 6y
+88 Multi-Manager Hedge Funds 66 6y
+7 Less political HF/LO firms? 3 6y
+12 Who are some of the best hedge fund headhunters, and do they make a difference? 1 6y
+200 David Einhorn is one of my Favorite People 215 6y
+40 Navigating Distressed HF space and recruitment 23 6y
+3 Lam Research - Revenue Growth v. CapEx 4 6y
+12 What is each bank good at? 1 6y
+45 Acing hedge fund case study 5 6y
+5 Intrinsic Value Q 3 6y
+12 HF Recruiting for Internationals 5 6y
+65 Motivation for those still trying to break into the industry/dream role 11 6y
+74 Ask Me Anything : Anon1254 16 6y
+27 My comp just got cut by 40% 6 6y
+12 HF Trading Platform Analyst salary 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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