Dynamics Search Partners: Background Information

Has anyone had any luck with these recruiters? If so, then what's your background?

Headhunter: Dynamic Search Partners

Generally speaking, our users shared that this firm has many prestigious HF and PE clients. They are well worth you time to speak with and you should treat it like an interview when you sit with them.

theworks9Unfortunately, they get most of the good looks. They are scrappy (obvs good & bad), but a pain to deal with. My background is pretty similar to most guys on here, nothing special. Ivy - elite boutique - L/S HF.

I Invest - Private Equity AssociateDynamics is a reputable buy-side recruiting firm, especially if your primary interest is with Hedge Funds (they do PE also). Yes, you should meet with them. Yes, please treat it like a serious job interview.

Madden_Arps - Private Equity Vice PresidentThey're one of the better buyside recruiting firms, have several legit clients (GTCR, Apax, Vista on the PE side and Citadel, Magnetar etc. on the HF side). They work as a team (as does every search firm) so it doesn't matter who sent you the initial email - you'll be working with everyone there as opportunities come up.

I do remember their interview being significantly more technical than the other headhunter interviews I had (they didn't ask me traditional PE technicals but had a lot of questions about what was going on in the industry I covered, what were some investments I liked, some details around the models I've built etc).

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Dynamics is a reputable buy-side recruiting firm, especially if your primary interest is with Hedge Funds (they do PE also). Yes, you should meet with them. Yes, please treat it like a serious job interview.

Also, I'm not sure how many incremental value-add responses you'll get by specifically calling out Marrisa Cole. Not saying it's wrong, but maybe try to be a little more discreet. I think you would have come to the same conclusion about Dyanmics from this thread without putting her name out there.

 

They're one of the better buyside recruiting firms, have several legit clients (GTCR, Apax, Vista on the PE side and Citadel, Magnetar etc. on the HF side). They work as a team (as does every search firm) so it doesn't matter who sent you the initial email - you'll be working with everyone there as opportunities come up.

I do remember their interview being significantly more technical than the other headhunter interviews I had (they didn't ask me traditional PE technicals but had a lot of questions about what was going on in the industry I covered, what were some investments I liked, some details around the models I've built etc).

 

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