A recent college graduate stopped by at our HedgeCo Hedge Fund Question & Answer section to ask what are the best steps for finding a job at a hedge fund. Following are the first few things that came to me.
1. Become intimate with the industry and it’s players. Subscribe to industry publications, make sure that you are familiar with all the big players, strategies, service providers etc.
2. Promote yourself within the industry. This can be done through becoming involved in social networking, going to hedge fund events, reading / commenting on blogs, etc.
3. Look for an internship at a hedge fund. Knowing people within the industry is the best way to get an internship at a hedge fund. Once you are living and breathing hedge funds, you will get a far greater understanding of how hedge funds operate and what your role can be.
4. Register with a hiring agency. HedgeCo has recently started it’s own Hedge Fund Placement Agency and if you’re looking for a job submitting your resume is probably a good place to start.
One thing that I didn’t mention is HedgeCo’s Hedge Fund Employment site which links up Hedge Funds & Hedge Fund Service Providers with Job seekers.
Richard Wilson also has some more links here.