Apologies if this has been answered in previous threads, I did look but was unable to find anything directly comparing the 2. My question is, for someone who is not currently in finance, which of PE/HF would be the easier to break into?
I understand fully that both will be extremely difficult, and I've read all the tips that people have given to maximise your opportunities, which I plan to follow (e.g. going to a target MBA program, showing a passion for investing by doing things on the side, trying to get an internship between now and MBA, etc, etc). Both career paths are of interest to me, but I want to have all the facts to be able to compare the 2, and this is one of them. The other factors (e.g. compensation comparisons, the actual work being performed, the skills required etc.), I'm a lot clearer on.
Edit: for those interested, my background is Physics undergrad and then Masters at target Uni in UK (i.e. Oxbridge), big tech consulting firm for 2 years as a consultant, big UK engineering firm as a project manager in software for 2 years.
Thanks!
HF expects you to be able to hit the ground running. A family office might be the exception.
PE expects you to have some knowledge with your MBA, but you're moldeable.
IE: PE is selling, HF is doing
Thanks - would that imply then that HF would be a harder sell for me? I'm comfortable with my own ability to hit the ground running, but selling that to someone else when I'm being compared against people with more relevant experience may be difficult.
HF might be a harder sale, but you also haven't told us about your background, so I have nothing to go on. If you were a marketing/sales analyst for major pharma, yeah, that's definitely translatable to HF for instance and a major boost for PE. That kind of experience can also push you past the MBA gate in itself.
Thanks again K-Peezy. I've edited the first post with my background - to summarise it's mainly been tech consulting/tech delivery for 4 years since Uni.
Based on your update with your background, PE is definitely a better entry for you. It's almost blatantly obvious, honestly. You can do the modelling and you can also manage the project.
Thanks for the advice K-Peezy, much appreciated.
It sounds like with an education in Physics and work experience in Technology, you could land a Middle Office role for a HF. Data Analyst, Developer, IT, etc. would probably be doable with your background
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