PE vs HF questions

What types of people work at a PE firm vs HF and why? Is there a big difference in pay, hours, etc? Is it easier to break into one over the other? How do you go from top MM IB to either a decent MM pe firm vs whatever equivalent would be for HF / what is the equivalent for HF?

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