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It opens career opportunities at Point72. After Point72, you will have career opportunities at Citadel, Millennium, Balayasny, generic hedge fund 1, generic hedge fund 2, etc and Point72.

There is no set mould, be smart and curious

 

Definitely not coding or maths skills

Learn to think out loud and have a solid understanding of basic business theory and macroeconomic principles. I did the internship a few years ago, and outside of that, it's really up in the air...I didn't have a finacne background but they liked the way I thinked things through so they gave me a shot

 
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