Top 10 Hiring Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Top 10 Hiring Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Hiring capital raising professionals can be tricky even for seasoned team managers, HR professionals and recruiters. Here are the top mistakes I see in hiring for this function and how to avoid them.

My Wim Hof Summer Expedition Experience

My Wim Hof Summer Expedition Experience

“Your blood flow, the life-force, the electricity, they’re all in there. But what are you going to do with them? This is the only life you’ve got, so it’s time to move beyond your conditioning. It’s time to move beyond your fear or whatever else is holding you back...

Pro Tips for a Successful Resignation

Pro Tips for a Successful Resignation

“There is no other way out but through.” ~ Robert Frost, JK Rowling & various Stoic philosophers…. First, congratulations! You’ve accepted an offer and are ready to resign. Let’s take a moment to acknowledge you’ve survived the incredibly difficult act of...

Is this really the right move? The right firm?

Is this really the right move? The right firm?

Based on interviews with 12 senior alternative investments marketers from private equity, private credit, real assets and hedge funds. Contributors took on newly created Heads of BDIR roles within the past year to over a decade ago and are primarily based in the...

Do Thank You Notes Really Matter?

Do Thank You Notes Really Matter?

Do thank you notes really matter? Yes. Probably. Not necessarily….. First, the potential near term impact: One may be (understandably) tempted to skim this part as basic interviewing 101. And you would be right (ish). But common knowledge is not always...

Am I ready for a leadership role?

Am I ready for a leadership role?

“The number of new managers who have failed spectacularly in their roles because they wouldn’t get their egos and desire to control everything out of the equation is astonishing.” ~Head of Global...

2023 Hiring Forecast

2023 Hiring Forecast

Balance seems to be returning to distribution recruiting for 2023, with strong anticipated hiring levels being reported, a good number of high quality/compelling opportunities in the market and a measured yet motivated talent pool open to exploring a...

How are things looking on comp this year?

How are things looking on comp this year?

It’s that time of year! Throughout early Q4, I kept hearing very mixed feedback on fundraising and investor relations compensation. “It’s such a complicated year” was a common phrase. With individual conversations often yielding more questions than answers, I saw an...