How to get a job in hedge fund?

This is how to enter hedge fund based on Bard –

1. Education and Qualifications:

• Academic Background.
• Relevant Certifications

2. Skillset and Experience:

• Technical Skills
• Soft Skills
• Relevant Experience

3. Networking and Job Search:

• Network Actively
• Target the Right Funds
• Utilize Job Boards

4. Interview Preparation:

• Practice Pitching
• Case Studies and Modeling
• Know Your Worth

While in Asia, in reality things tend to be a little bit different - In Asia, hedge funds generally hire experienced one from other part of financial industry, namely Investment trust, Long-only asset manager, Sell side, Private equity etc. Those who hire new grads include smaller HF, as well as a handful of mega funds that has graduate program. Meanwhile, in Asia, language is a key consideration given the dispersion of geo and language, hence size of hedge fund in Asia tend to be smaller, subject to their geo mandate. A Japanese long-only fund in Singapore covering ASEAN could still prefer someone who speaks a bit of Japanese, and you can expect similar situation for Chinese funds. Also, different hedge funds have different investment style and risk management, so hiring criteria could also be different.

Here are some of the famous hedge funds that have presence in Asia-ex-Japan, just to name a few:

• Point72
• Citadel
• Millennium
• Schonfeld
• Polymer
• Dymon Asia
• Northrock
• Hillhouse
• Cloudalpha
• FengHe Asia
• Ichigo

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