First of all, thank you to all readers who have sent me emails over the past few months. We are lucky to have such a strong readership. Secondly, I wanted to announce that I have begun development on a new layout / format for the site which will combine hedge fund and buy-side interview, resume and career tips, as well as a number of articles myself and a few colleagues have penned over the past few months. If you would like to contribute, please contact me at hunter@ distressed-debt-investing.com. Finally, we are looking for one or two advertisers to partner …

Now that you have polished off your hedge fund resume we move on to one of the more overlooked essentials to getting in the door for a hedge fund interview: the hedge fund case study. You may be puzzled: Isn’t the case study the final step in the hedge fund interview process? Theoretically, yes. But, what I am talking about here simply a written up investment idea that you attach with your resume whenever send it out. You may be asking: “Hunter, what is the purpose of this? Why?” Just like when working on your hedge fund resumes, you need …

In our first post on hedge fund resumes, we covered the “Previous Work Experience” portion of the hedge fund resume (or any front office resume for that matter). This entry will cover the balance of the resume which should generally include education and interests. Some hedge fund recruiters believe that you should include an objective / mission statement / introductory blurb about yourself. Generally this blurb is filled with MBA buzzwords. I believe this exercise is futile and would skipped over by a hedge fund manager for the real meat. I know a lot of you have asked for a …

Before we move on to networking, getting the hedge fund interview, building a case study (my form of a cover letter), etc, we need to build the hedge fund resume. This is part #1 in a Two-Part Series. Schools of thought aside, I want to lay out a practical guide / system, that will increase your chances of getting the hedge fund interview. Of course, this is not a full proof, shoot the lights out, get every job interview you apply for, system. Nothing is a magic bullet. You may have the best resume on the Street, and a fund …