Obviously not the be all and end all when evaluating a fund for a job.
But is it shallow to look at a fund whose associates went to non-targets and tier II banks and think that tells you something about the quality of the fund?
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Yes.
Yes if the fund both (i) recruits on cycle and (ii) is established. A few very strong start up funds I know have what looks like poor quality associate classes. I also know a couple of funds that don't heavily recruit on-cycle which levels playing field for the top bucket grinders at worse banks.
Also only if its a majority of the class. Having one or two can be an abnormality (that dude from a flyover state school / Stephens at Blackstone buyouts comes to mind).
Yes, you can learn a lot about the firm by looking at recent hiring as well as departures
Is this a serious question?
“do the quality of students mean anything for quality of the school!”
”do the quality of players mean anything to the quality of the team?”
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