<p>How difficult has it been for people to get these?</p>
<p>A matter of luck, in my case.</p>
<p>depends. 90% of hedge fund internships suck. Since they are all by definition small places, its very hard to find a place that will take a undergrad and actually teach him to be an analyst/trade for a hedge fund. Generally most hedge fund internships are on in sales, or they are monkey jobs like data entry.</p>
<p>I agree. </p>
<p>My brother worked for a hedge fund as a junior in college. He had previously interned with a big 4 I-Bank as a summer intern and had a solid GPA and coursework at a target school. The hedge fund he worked for is not big though but the pay was stellar and the hours were okay. He continued part-time through his senior year and was eventually offered a FT position upon graduating.</p>
<p>It's pretty damn hard to get one, though. Tons of ppl in IB want to work for hedge funds.</p>
<p>What I plan on doing to get into hedge funds is I'm an intern at BlackRock right now, I plan to move in Portfolio analytics groups eventually (hopefully get full time offer) and after a a few years get into the hedge funds (BR has several hedge funds). Alot of big asset management firms have hedge funds wings, so working for one of those companies can serve as a slightly easier way to get into hedgefunds.</p>
<p>Blackrock, nice.</p>
<p>Mattistotle, try to talk to the "real" analysts in your fund. I wonder how the guys are like in your department - do they wish they were in the "real" investment analysis/fund management side, or are they just happy to play a supporting role?</p>
<p>Do hedge funds have anything to do with interest? I have tried reading about it but it is too confusing.</p>
<p>Sheed30, is that a serious question?</p>
<p>hehehehehehee...yea it is.</p>