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Private Equity Jobs

Why the Best Private Equity Candidate May Not Get the Job

November 21, 2011

Is the hiring process rigged? Do more private equity jobs go to well-connected friends and family members, rather than the best qualified? Those are the questions posed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine, co-founder of the career coaching firm SixFigureStart, in a guest article for Forbes. As a long-time recruiter and veteran of jobs in investment banking, media [...]

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This New Network May Help Your Private Equity Job Search

November 7, 2011

It’s one thing to uncover private equity job opportunities using an online resource such as Private Equity Job Digest. But how do you know you’re prepared for the interviews that follow, and have tailored your resume for the potential job? That’s where a new web resource call Blue Chip Career comes in. This recently-launched online [...]

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Private Equity Resume Tips

November 4, 2011

With the private equity job market the way it is today, you need to make sure your job search is working like a well oiled machine. Part of that machine, of course, is your resume. Don’t believe for a moment the rumors from the tech world that “resumes don’t matter.” Resumes DO matter and in [...]

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A Hot Region for Private Equity Job Opportunities

October 24, 2011

Private equity funds are expected to play a bigger role in investments flowing into Africa over the next 12 months, says a Brian Marshall, a director with Standard Bank, one of South Africa’s big four banks. An increasing number of private equity firms are raising capital to invest in sub-Saharan Africa investment strategies and scouting [...]

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Is This a Good Launching Pad for a Private Equity Job?

October 10, 2011

The news is out this week that J.P. Morgan has jumped ahead of Goldman Sachs to grab the number one spot as advisor to private equity firms doing major deals. Private equity firms have long been one of Wall Street’s most lucrative clients for advisory and financing work. Banks racked up 19% of their total [...]

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Follow the Money to Find Private Equity Jobs

September 12, 2011

The Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) has just released a report which details private equity spending by country, region, and more, drilling all the way down to spending at the state and Congressional district level. It may be worthwhile checking it out to help focus your private equity job search. Private equity investment in North [...]

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Tax Storm in U.S. Over Carried Interest

September 8, 2011

How carry is taxed impacts the value to those who share in it. In the U.S., carried interest is taxed as a long-term capital gain (15 percent) rather than as ordinary income (up to 35 percent tax). Partnerships do not pay income taxes, so all taxes are paid by the firm’s carry recipients directly. However, [...]

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Perfect Background for a Private Equity Career

August 29, 2011

During the recent NFL lockout, New England Patriots kicker Sultan Masco reportedly spent his summer as an intern at a private equity firm. Unusual? Not really. It seems the private equity industry has a slew of ex-NFL stars, reports Fortune. Two-time league MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young is currently a co-founder and [...]

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Networking for a Private Equity Job – Advice from a Millionaire

August 15, 2011

We rise on the shoulders of those who help us. So it’s time to start acknowledging their contribution. At least that’s the belief of Ryan Blair, writing in a guest article for Portfolio.com. Blair is the author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur (Penguin, August [...]

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Private Equity Job Interviews and Handling Strength and Weakness Questions

July 18, 2011

They’re among the questions you’re most likely going to face in your private equity job interview, especially in the early rounds. What are your greatest strengths? What is your biggest weakness? Avoiding pat answers and putting some meaningful thought behind these two predictable questions can go a long way toward separating yourself from other candidates, [...]

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