We intern at hedge funds. They are a very demanding, high-pressure environment, and hedge funds make it very difficult if not impossible to maintain a high self-awareness. We are asked to do things that are highly dangerous and not always in our self-interest. To be honest, I’m still working through the ramifications of all of this. I was lucky enough to get internships that I’m very proud to have participated in, and I am excited.
Internships are like internships, only I don’t have to pay them (although I would be willing to). My only job with hedge funds is to write a hedge fund blog. This is a very high-pressure job, so I am being very careful to keep my blog positive and upbeat. I just did a post about the latest round of hedge fund mergers and I must say, I was surprised to see how positive the blog was.
Yes, internships are stressful, but most of us have them more because we want to be part of something that is more than just a job. It doesn’t matter what it is. Most of us, interns, or recent grads, are just trying to get our foot in the door so to speak.
I have a few internships over the last few years. I got an internship at a hedge fund that was very intense and I enjoyed it very much (at the same time, no I dont get paid a lot because I have a huge overhead). I also got an internship at a hedge fund at a school that had me doing everything from writing to marketing, but in all honesty, I wasnt even that excited about the internships.
What you are doing is basically interning at an hedge fund, but then you are also in school. This is called a “dual degree” because you are both in school and working for a hedge fund. Your salary is not so high because you are both in school and also in a hedge fund.
Another thing I heard from all of my friends and colleagues about the internship was that if you are in school and are doing the internship, then you are going to be a very successful hedge fund intern. It’s like a second-class citizen who gets to work for a hedge fund. You can earn your money at hedge fund, but you won’t have any access to other hedge fund interns.
I have heard this statement before too, but it’s true. You can make a lot of money, but you can’t do too much with it. Also, some people that are working for hedge funds are the most laid-back people on planet earth. They can have fun, they don’t care about how much money they are making, and they are just happy to be getting paid to do something they love.
There are a few internships that have a chance to pay some serious money. However, these internships always require you to join the hedge fund so you can continue to work for your hedge fund. Usually the internship is for a short period of time, and you have to learn about a new company, but sometimes for an amount of money that is higher than the regular hedge fund salary.
Hedge funds are typically an unsavory bunch. There are few people that are that invested in hedge funds that actually care about what they are investing in. Many of them are greedy and don’t put any thought into what they are investing in because they just want to make money, and that is what is important to them.
Well, in hedge fund internships, you get to work for a hedge fund for a period of time and you have to work for a hedge fund that is really high in the world of hedge funds. If you are good at what you do, you are probably going to get a job at a hedge fund that is in some way related to your field of expertise.