Getting a Job in Private Equity - Brian Korb, Aaron Finkel

Getting a Job in Private Equity

Behind the Scenes Insight into How Private Equity Funds Hire
Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2008
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-470-29262-4 (ISBN)
41,20 inkl. MwSt
If you're seriously considering a career in private equity, you have to become familiar with how firms hire. With Getting a Job in Private Equity , you'll gain invaluable insights that will allow you to stay one step ahead of other individuals looking to secure a position in this field.
If you're seriously considering a career in private equity, you have to become familiar with how firms hire. With Getting a Job in Private Equity, you'll gain invaluable insights that will allow you to stay one step ahead of other individuals looking to secure a position in this field. Here, you'll discover what it takes to make it in PE from different entry points, what experience is needed to set yourself up for a position, and what can be done to improve your chances of landing one of these limited opportunities.

Brian Korb helped found Glocap Search and is currently Head of the Private Equity Practice. He has been placing candidates into select later-stage private equity and earlier-stage venture capital funds since 1997 and has developed deep insights into hiring trends. Korb graduated with a BS in economics from the Wharton School with concentrations in finance and accounting. He is frequently quoted in industry press. Aaron Finkel is Vice President and Head of Publications at Glocap. He has seventeen years of experience in financial journalism including eleven with Institutional Investor. He is also coauthor of the Glocap guide Getting a Job in Hedge Funds and coordinates the research and production of Glocap's annual Private Equity and Hedge Fund Compensation Reports.

Preface v

Acknowledgments viii

About the Authors ix

Chapter I Getting Started 1

Chapter II Out of Undergrad 19

Chapter III Pre-MBA 25

Chapter IV Out of Business School 59

Chapter V Post Graduate School: Experienced Deal/Advisory Professionals 89

Chapter VI Post Graduate School: Experienced Non-Deal/Advisory Professionals 97

Chapter VII Breaking into Venture Capital 103

Chapter VIII Working at Fund of Funds, Hybrid Funds & Secondary Funds 129

Chapter IX Finding the Right Fit 145

Chapter X The Resume 155

Chapter XI The Interview 161

Chapter XII Compensation 177

Chapter XIII Working with a Recruiter 181

Chapter XIV On the Job: What to Expect 185

Appendix A Resources 193

Appendix B Sample Resumes 198

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.12.2008
Zusatzinfo Tables: 11 B&W, 0 Color
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 218 x 277 mm
Gewicht 463 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft Bewerbung / Karriere
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Finanzierung
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Finanzwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-470-29262-8 / 0470292628
ISBN-13 978-0-470-29262-4 / 9780470292624
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