How do you get a good high level job? Is there something like Dice? Or is it just networking and applying directly?

You are literally just convincing baby boomers and clueless CFO business bros to trust you with their 401k money. How technical of a challenge do you think it is? Unless you mean a legit quant, but that is a very prestigious subset

the most desirable jobs are the senior quant and PM positions but typically you need to work up from entry-level trader or junior quant roleslots of people jump from IB after 2-3 year to the aforementioned entry-level roles at hedge funds

I feel like that's an industry that still likes to see pedigree. But LinkedIn shows some people going from mediocre shops and working their way up.

Same as any other industry, there’s no magic hedge fund secret sauce going on. Like you said, network and apply.

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Amazon mUwn3e

You are literally just convincing baby boomers and clueless CFO business bros to trust you with their 401k money. How technical of a challenge do you think it is? Unless you mean a legit quant, but that is a very prestigious subset

Apr 27 3 0
Google / Other sokodmore

the most desirable jobs are the senior quant and PM positions but typically you need to work up from entry-level trader or junior quant roles

lots of people jump from IB after 2-3 year to the aforementioned entry-level roles at hedge funds

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- New IwCe37
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  Is prop trading success relevant to them
  
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- Google / Other sokodmore
  
  yes
  
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- New IwCe37
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  Seems like a good way for me to get in, be consistently successful at a prop trader who takes anyone, then find someone there who can refer me.
  
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New / R&D jbeans

I feel like that's an industry that still likes to see pedigree. But LinkedIn shows some people going from mediocre shops and working their way up.

Apr 27 2 0
New ****^****

Same as any other industry, there’s no magic hedge fund secret sauce going on. Like you said, network and apply.

Apr 28 1 0

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