July 7, 2025· 45 min

How You Get and Actually Keep a Job at a Multi-Strat Hedge Fund

Orality
Model
80%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(2,397 words)
M:28%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,191 words)
M:29%
GuestBrian Yelvington(4,732 words)
M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic26%
very, definitely, totally
Engagement85%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, like, right
Repetition100%
like (115x), know (100x), your (75x)
Parallelism63%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., And, specifically, although I'..., But you're right....
Sound Patterns95%
91 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases10%
you know what, i mean, to be honest

Literate Indicators

Hedging7%
may, maybe, probably
Passive Voice4%
be headhunted, been designed, are undervalued
Abstract Nouns15%
investment, community, business
Subordination10%
although, because, though
Sentence Length32%
Avg: 13.0 words/sentence
Word Complexity45%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style15%
815 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
apply, internationally, specifically

Description

Multi-strategy hedge funds, composed of lots of individual portfolio managers, have seen assets under management boom in recent years, thanks to astonishingly consistent returns throughout the cycle. If you're one of the PMs, the money can be incredibly lucrative. But job security is fickle, and it's easy to lose your place on the team. So how do you actually get your seat and keep it? On this episode, we speak with Brian Yelvington, a consultant at the recruitment firm Carrington Fox. He's also a longtime veteran of the industry, having been a trader at many large firms. He discusses how people get their foot in the door, the skills needed to succeed, and how to think about optimizing returns while avoiding ruin. Only Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox — now delivered every weekday — plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.