How would you prepare for a hedge fund internship when you have no relevant experience?
Hello,
I've recently secured a hedge fund internship for Summer 2019. The only issue is, I have never done an internship before and am not sure what skills I will need in order to be successful (secure a full time offer).
I've seen the Linkedin profiles of people that have gone through this same internship, some of them have done BB IB Internships, PE Internships, etc...
What can I start learning now that will help set me apart/get me the full time offer?
Linkedin makes people look way smarter than they actually are so don't worry about what you see on there.
Duly noted! Haha
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which hedge fund is this if you don't mind me asking? is it a big fund with a structured program (point72, DE shaw, etc.) or some small fund?
Structured program
in that case they would probably have some sort of a training program for interns as they have at banks. But reading and learning more about the fund's investment philosophy would help a lot. Other than that wouldn't hurt to work on your modeling skills. Also if you try to work on dcfs/comps on your own then that would help you learn about those methods better too. You could also try to make your own pitches if you want and have the time to do it. sorry I've personally never done a structured internship so this is all I can offer
1) find what you are interested in, in the investing universe (global macro, single company analysis, stat arb, pattern recognition, etc...) 2) read everything you can about that thing...EVERYTHING.
There is enough material about almost every investment topic that you can spend the next year reading, and still not make a dent.
Also, learn to program in Python. Start with this free beginner course on youtube (its pretty good) and then learn more.
How do you prepare for a Finance/Operations internship at a Hedge Fund (Originally Posted: 05/14/2018)
Hi I have an interview with a Hedge Fund's CFO and Director of Finance. There is no 'job description', I simply emailed the firms CEO and he referred me to the person who runs their internship program. At first she wanted me to have an interview with a Research Analyst, but then she realized that I am more interested in Finance/Ops, which is true. The firm is a hedge fund that invests in biotech and they like to hold their positions. When I asked
What type of questions should I expect from this interview? What type of research should I do on the company/ companies they have positions in? This is my first ever interview, any and all help is accepted!
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