EM Fixed Income AM Portfolio Manager Position
I am seeking some advice from all experts here.
I am interested in a junior AM portfolio manager position for Emerging Markets (mainly fixed income). The position primarily requires:
- Be able to make investment decision and manage the risk in the portfolio
- Strong modeling skill
- Experience in trading in EM fixed income securities and dealing with derivatives
My background is:
- Senior credit analyst with 3 yrs exp in commercial banking
- MBA from a Tier 2 Bschool;
- Sound knowledge in fixed income, portfolio management and derivative instruments.
It is a referral and I don't want to blow it on the first round. Any advice what I can prepare?
So far, I have done:
- reviewed bond basics (how to price, bond sensitivity related to duration/convexity) and FI products (treasures, MBS, swaps and CDS etc)
- refreshed knowledge about FX products and IR products
I also made a presentation about some projects I did during my MBA (4 yrs ago) about portfolio management and FI.
I feel like it is hard to convince the interviewer that my experience is applicable to this position. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!
In general, I am interested in making the transition to IB - DCM, anyone could suggest how to make the transition? I understand that the transition could be difficult with the commercial banking exp.
Thanks again,
