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Private Equity Jobs

Landing Private Equity Jobs

May 18, 2010

Private equity firms are as selective in their hiring as they ever have been. Even some of the largest firms are now only hiring a few new people each year. The good news, for those looking to land private equity jobs, is that there is no background that is an absolute requirement. We said it […]

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Will Silicon Valley Remain the Venture Capital Job Mecca?

May 17, 2010

It’s been 40 years since high tech pioneers like Hewlett-Packard and Intel burst onto the scene and put Silicon Valley on the map as the global center of innovation and entrepreneurship. Today, the 60-mile long stretch from San Francisco to San Jose still attracts one-third of all venture capital invested in new businesses in the […]

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A Key Private Equity Job: Due Diligence

May 10, 2010

Financial Advisor Magazine had an interesting glimpse into the extent of the due diligence that big institutional investors go through before taking a chance on a private equity deal. If you work in private equity, better get ready for people peering into your private life. And if you’re thinking of getting into the business, it […]

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Life Does Not Provide Rollover Minutes

May 3, 2010

What is the price of working in high-paying financial jobs? We studied hard in school, did the internship, went back to grad school and, with a little luck, landed a great job at the investment firm of our choice. So, why do so many of us wake up one morning feeling like we have become […]

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Overcoming Setbacks in Your Private Equity Career

April 26, 2010

Few people have a straight and smooth trajectory to the top of their industry. Especially anyone working in finance over the last few tumultuous years. But how well you deal with setbacks can make a big difference in getting to the next level. That’s the premise behind a new book from Andrea Redmond and Patricia […]

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Best Hiring Opportunity for Private Equity

April 12, 2010

So says Mary Callahan Erdoes, Chief Executive of JP Morgan Asset Management, who’s looking to beef up her firm’s private equity division in 2010. In a statement published by Financial News, she’s quoted as saying “This is the best opportunity in private equity for 25 years. We are interested in hiring teams for specific opportunities […]

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Polish Your Online Presence for a Venture Capital Job

April 5, 2010

Spending dozens of hours crafting the perfect resume and polishing your interview skills may be fine for traditional financial jobs hunts, like investment banking and consulting. But if you’re pursuing a “less structured” career path such as working for a venture capital firm, it might be wise to divert some of that energy into beefing […]

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More Private Equity Jobs Opening in China

March 15, 2010

We’ve noted how MBA grads are jumping from top U.S. business schools to fresh investment banking opportunities in Asia (see Trades & Tombstones blog). Now it seems that China’s appetite for private investment is prompting a bunch of high-profile and more senior investment bankers to seize opportunities in China’s nascent private equity and venture capital […]

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Carried Interest and Private Equity Jobs

March 1, 2010

What is carried interest? And who earns it? Carried interest, also known as “incentive allocation” or simply “carry,” is the percentage of fund profits charged to the investors as an incentive fee (on top of management fees). Carried interest is the proverbial “carrot” that keeps PE fund general partners striving for better performance. Most funds […]

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Private Equity Jobs Shift Internationally

February 15, 2010

Specialists and those with experience in emerging markets are among the most sought-after candidates for the few private equity jobs opening up this year. That’s the word from the Wharton Private Equity Conference which kicked off this past week. Aditya Joshi, co-chair of this year’s conference, will be heading back to his home country (India) […]

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