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Hey I have an interview/question session with a VP at Pioneer Investments tomorrow and would like to be prepared....anything I should definitely know ahead of time and what are good questions for AM ? I have mainly done sell-side so Im out of my zone with this one

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a VP of what? in AM, titles are misleading. Everyone is a VP or Sr. VP or SR SR VP you get my point. Sales / analytics / development

Know the products they have? how are the investment teams structured,

 
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LAWMa VP of what? in AM, titles are misleading. Everyone is a VP or Sr. VP or SR SR VP you get my point.
^^^ It took me a while to catch on to this.

OP, what specific position are you interviewing for? That's what you prepare for. If it's ER, you prepare with research questions; if sales; then know what products you're hawking; if PM, then know what the markets are doing, and so on...

Get busy living
 

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