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+5 Unusual Path to HF HF 6 4y
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+39 Distressed / High Yield Credit Pitch HF 13 4y
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+25 Do you guys know anything about these roles in Citadel? HF 18 4y
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+17 How do you start a conversation regarding bonus expectations? HF 18 4y
+47 Houston Status Update - Hours? Flow? Morale? IB 53 4y
+4 MacBooks in HFs? HF 3 4y
+11 Morgan Stanley IBD London Off-cycle Conversion Rate IB 21 4y
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+13 What determines return offer for hedge funds? HF 5 4y
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+14 Is this a usual practice in quant funds? HF 13 4y
0 1 month before interning in a L/S HF HF 2 4y
+9 How to Lateral Internally? JOB 3 4y
+12 Negociation for comp HF 3 4y
+3 PE-style investing HF 4 4y
+45 What do you think is happening in Abdiel right now? HF 31 4y
+7 Who the fuck buys bonds? HF 14 4y
+24 LO AM to Millennium/P72/etc. spin out HF 8 4y
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+11 Pöyry Capital Limited (London) IB 7 4y
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0 MM HF Associate Comp HF 13 4y
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