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Rolf

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Full time student. Not sure what to study after the next two years, hopefully something within finance in US or UK.
 

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Recent econ grad (major in corp. finance and accounting), now job hunting and working at a local VC firm to pay rent and stuff...
 

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Originally Posted by tcnjbanker123
Finance Student with several banking connections and high ambitions hoping to break into bulge bracket banking before heading into hedgefund management.

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what is hedge fund management?
 

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Originally Posted by calisanfran
what is hedge fund management?

It's a favorite sport of bigtimers, wannabes, and sockpuppets.
 

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Originally Posted by calisanfran
what is hedge fund management?
What every doe-eyed business undergraduate/graduate thinks they'll be doing upon graduation.
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calisanfran

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Originally Posted by Zintintin
What every doe-eyed business undergraduate/graduate thinks they'll be doing upon graduation.
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LOL yea. Well, there are hedge fund managers, then there are the research analysts at hedge funds. Have never run across a "hedge fund management" role.
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Maybe OP meant he wants to be a HF manager some day. Just don't make Raj Rajaratnam your hero.
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Former bean counter.

Current pimp for fermented grape juice.
 

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Engineer at large aerospace company
 

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Originally Posted by gdl203
Tip: make sure you tell the bankers interviewing you that what you really want to do is get trained there and leave for a HF job as soon as you become somewhat of an efficient worker. They'll appreciate your candor and honesty.

Thanks, once I get into the hedge fund I'll be sure to tell them that I'm simply there long enough to pay for a political campaign)
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If this was an elaborate attempt to figure out what vox does at the H and what firm the foo works for...it failed.
 

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Originally Posted by ramuman
If this was an elaborate attempt to figure out what vox does at the H and what firm the foo works for...it failed.

everyone knows vox exports snark, and that foo works for krane, pool, and schmidt
 

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