Build barriers for candidates to climb. I intentionally made applying for the job a very time-consuming exercise. We asked for the following from the candidates:
- List the books you’ve read over last twelve months (not limited to just investment books);
- Give us a sample of a stock idea analysis;
- Write a few paragraphs about two people (dead or alive) who impacted you the most and tell us why;
- Tell us about three books that have impacted you the most and why; and finally,
- Write us a cover letter to tell us why we’d be making the biggest mistake of our professional lives by not hiring you.