Skip I-Banking, Go Straight to Hedge Funds?

There's this small Hedge Fund I have a phone call at, and I'm not really sure what to do about it. It's about "career path information" but I'm curious as to whether or not I can work my way into a junior year summer internship. I guess my questions are

1) Is it common/possible?

2) Would it be better for me to take a small HF internship over say a MM IB internship? Especially if HFs are the end goal

 
Best Response

small hedge funds are bull shit. It's a very risky career move given the uncertainty the street is placing on the value-add of hedge funds. My brother worked at Morgan Stanley then went to a top five hedge fund and a few others. It's kind of a volatile career since there aren't many jobs outside of top funds which are lean. Also, pay will be shit at a small hedge fund.

 

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