Job seekers guide for venture capital

Working in the venture capital industry

• Click on "Guides"
• Click on "Finance guides"
• Look for "Vault Career Guide to Private Equity"

• Articles on VC careers
• What do venture capitalists really do?
• Private equity glossary
• Venture capital companies in Canada

Venture capital industry overviews by

• Canadian Venture Capital Association
• McKinsey

Associations & networking 

• Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
• Capital Innovation Forums
• Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
• Institutional Limited Partners Association
• National Venture Capital Association (USA)
• Réseau Capital

Recruiters and job sites

• Cressida Partners
• Pinnacle Group International

Deals

• FP 500 - Top venture capital deals (2009)
• PWC Moneytree

Statistics

• Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association's statistics (1999-2012)

Journals & reports

• Journal of Private Equity
• Risk
  Available at the BIC: Periodicals, alphabetically by title
• The future of private equity - McKinsey Quarterly
• Pension & Investments - Special Reports
• Venture Capital Monitor (Industry Canada)

Books

• The Venture Capital Cycle (e-book)
• Directory of Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms
  Available at the BIC: CC HG4751 .F582
• Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report
  Available at the BIC: Periodicals, alphabetically by title
• Private Equity Primer
  Available at the BIC: HG4751 .P75 2006
• Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Casebook
  Available at the BIC: HG4963 .L47 2012
• Directory of Canadian Recruiters
  Available at the BIC: CC HF5382.75 .C3 D57 2011