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The Path to Success: How to Become an Investment Banker

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If you would like a leg up in the recruiting process, consider pursuing courses that focus on finance, accounting, statistics, mathematics, engineering, and economics. Investment banks highly value prior experience in finance-related roles like consulting, investment management, or sales and trading.

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Multi-Manager Hedge Funds: A Meritocratic Paradise or a Revolving Door of Burnout?

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But if you look at any list of the top hedge funds by AUM, the majority will be multi-managers even if they’re not labeled as such. Many funds, such as Point72, now recruit undergraduates directly via programs like the “Point72 Academy.”

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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?

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This setup creates many differences with multi-manager (MM) hedge funds , from investment styles to recruiting and careers. Depending on your personality, skill set, and long-term goals, these single-manager funds or “hybrid funds” could be perfect or far from ideal: What Are Single-Manager Hedge Funds?

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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

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But a few other reasons also explain why fixed income often gets overlooked: the unstructured recruiting process, fewer job openings, and the “cushiness” of senior-level roles. An Example Fixed Income Research Report Recruiting: Who Gets into Fixed Income Research? Also, it can be quantitative or fundamental – or both! –

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Investment Banking Spring Weeks: The Full Guide

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Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple – due to massive competition, a fairly involved recruiting process, and low conversion rates at many banks. Expectations for technical skills and work experience are lower, but the process is more random than normal internship recruiting and depends on fit, grades, and activities.