Hi guys,
I hope you’re all well!
This is actually a bit less of a portfolio123 query and more of a general career focus.
I’m currently an energy trader and whilst I enjoy what I do - I want to move into equities. I’d like to work at a fund - does anyone here work at a fund and if so, do you have any advice on getting my foot in the door?
I’m pretty much willing to move to Timbuktu and sweep floors in a fund if it got me in the right rooms.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated 
Best,
Ethan
It is exceptionally difficult to get hired by an investment bank, hedge fund, quantitative ETF, or other asset managers, unless you already have an educational or experience background targeted to their needs. These firms are hiring the crème de la crème, 4.0 GPAs from the top Ivy League universities. Plus, they’re usually people who already have multiple rounds of apprenticeship experience at a fund/manager on their resume. That’s what I had to do when getting started. It’s virtually impossible to compete against these people unless you can compete with their résumé.
With your experience in energy trading, you might try leveraging that, i.e., getting in the door at a prop trading firm that has an equity desk in addition to energy trading. Get hired as an energy trader, then over time, campaign to switch to equities. I won’t kid you, it’s going to be tough either way, but like anything else, if you are 100% determined, you’ll do whatever it takes to achieve your objective.
You might also want to try asking your question in the Reddit r/Quant community. There are a lot of savvy people in there who discuss careers regularly. They may be able to help you with suggestions, or maybe even hook you up with an opportunity. Best of luck!
Hi Chawarsi,
Thank you! - I appreciate the advice, yeah, I’m pretty much willing to do whatever it takes, I have considered just pursuing the commodity space but again it’s not where my main interest lies.
Good point, I’ll make a post on reddit - again thank you!
You’re welcome!