Training · HF-1 · Lesson 06 of 06
The hedge fund resume
The rule
The resume gets you the pitch. It should show you have followed markets and owned a conclusion, not that you have read about them.
What the reader wants
Hedge fund recruiters and PMs look for evidence of investment thinking: research, ideas and results. Banking or consulting experience helps, but the strongest resumes show you have formed and acted on investment views.
Show your investing
Include an 'Investment experience' line or section: student investment fund roles, published research, stock-pitch competitions, a personal portfolio with a summarised record. Be prepared to discuss every idea.
- Role
- Sector head, student investment fund
- Ideas pitched
- 6 (4 long, 2 short)
- Ideas adopted
- 3
- Return vs benchmark
- +8% relative over 12 months
Quantify analysis
Bullets should show the analysis performed and its impact: models built, companies covered, recommendations made and outcomes. Avoid generic language about teamwork and passion for markets.
- ·Built earnings model for 12 consumer names.
- ·Identified margin inflection ahead of consensus.
- ·Recommended short that fell 25% over two quarters.
Format
One page, clean and conventional. Education, experience, investment experience, skills and interests. Interests that show analytical curiosity — chess, poker, competitive sport — often start useful conversations.
Honesty about results
Do not exaggerate performance. Interviewers will check math and ask about losers. A modest, honest record with clear reasoning beats a spectacular claim you cannot defend.
Hold onto this
- ·Include a pitch line, a simulated book, or research you have published.
- ·Deal experience helps, but a single well-argued name beats a list of transactions.
- ·Keep it one page, plain formatting, no summary paragraph.
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Education, not financial advice. Figures may be simplified for illustration.