Anyone heard of Odyssey search partners? They reached out to me and said they got a list from a fund with my name on it and wanted to chat. I'm just wondering why the fund wouldn't reach out to me directly and if it's worth having a conversation. Appreciate any thoughts here.
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One of the senior people I’ve known for a long time.
All recruiters scrounge up names however they can, so you can never believe their stories.
Got it. Thank you. So probably a waste of time you think? I'm not really looking to make a move anyways.
they're reputable for more senior hires but a broker is a broker is a broker.
Not sure what question is if you're not looking to move...are you hoping a reputable search firm will convince you to move?
I'm in an analyst role right now without a book. If I get a chance to run even a small book, I'd listen. Only issue is that my team is having a pretty good year so far (biggest reason I'm not looking to move) so it would have to be very compelling at this time.
No, I think worth building your network.
My point was only that they have to come up with some excuse as to how they found you. “I was talking to a client and your name came up” is the std
They’re reputable and I think their newsletters are actually quite good. I don’t know how many mandates they have at various seniority levels compared to Dynamics/Search1 but they definitely have some Andy experiences with them have been very positive
bump, they sent out an email blast today
Always talk. The senior guy there is very well connected (although hard to get ahold of at times).
Ok thanks guys. Just for reference, the process went well. I had a couple calls for a role at Baly but I backed out because it wasn't a big enough step up from my current role, plus we're having a big year (fingers crossed). The process went very well and I would recommend Odyssey. Very professional and good communication to keep candidates in the loop.
Curious - does anyone know their client roster? Seems like Balyasny is one based on the last comment...
I've worked with Odyssey for the last ~7 months and only have good things to say. One of the recruiters was a former banker at my firm and put me in front of some great funds. They got me into the process at Vista Public Strategies, helped me with interview prep / what to expect at each round (broadly), and checked in throughout the process. Generally seem to have more SM HF opps than MM. Big fan of them and continue to work with them (didn't get the VPS role).
Really appreciate the heads up. Where did you end up?
very reputable
In my experience, they’re top 3 for equity HF along w/ Dynamics and Search1. Also they put out some good quarterly surveys and stuff on salaries and other trends - nice-to-haves
Their client list was pretty strong for VP-level distressed / special situations / capital solutions as well, albeit they showed me more opps at huge credit AuM multiple strategy type places (KKR, 6th street, HPS, etc.). Much higher hit rate than at a Search1 / Dynamics type firm too .
As others have said, within distressed, their client list is second only to Dynamics. Highly professional and knowledgeable individuals that can answer pretty much any question you have on fund strategy, culture, etc.
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