Has anyone ever applied to investing roles on LinkedIn? There are periodically buyside opportunities posted there but I've never received callbacks for any of these. Is it that hard to stand out?
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Applying to buyside roles via LinkedIn is pretty much a low-probability game.
Those postings get flooded with applicants within hours, and most serious funds don’t really hire that way, they already have pipelines via headhunters, referrals or direct outreach.
If you want to improve your odds, do the following instead:
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