Although we value corporate credit analysis experience (e.g., corporate credit analysis, bank lending or bond investing experience), we place an even higher value on more fundamental candidate characteristics, which include:
Intellectual Curiousity - A constant drive to seek out information and to ask questions that are relevant to the investment process.
Thinking Skills - The ability to draw logical conclusions from relevant investment information.
Intellectual Independence - The ability to identify investment ideas independent of the investing "herd".
Rationality - The ability to be objective in the midst of volatile, emotionally-charged markets.
Creativity - The ability to identify non-obvious investment themes and ideas.
Enthusiasm - A genuine interest in the art of credit analysis, investing and the financial markets.
Humility - The ability to learn from investment experience, including learning from investment mistakes.
Practicality - The ability to prioritize research and to focus on the highest profit potential investment ideas.
Camaraderie - Openness to hearing and offering constructive criticism and suggestions about investment ideas.
Open-Mindedness - A willingness to consider new ideas or approaches for the sake of maximizing risk-adjusted investment returns.
If you believe that you posess this skill set, we encourage you to send us your resume.
Cardinal Point Capital is a long-short high yield hedge fund headquartered in San Francisco.