Eventual Buyside Transition —> PE or HF

Not asking about hours or day to day or anything of that nature. Asking about skill set/interests and determining which I’d be more passionate about. Does anyone have insights into how to decipher between the two? Right now I find both highly interesting in different ways and am struggling to determine which I’d rather pursue a long term career in.

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