It's easier to get into Harvard than it is to get a job at Ken Griffin's hedge fund

Twenty-five years ago, Ken Griffin launched his hedge fund in his Harvard dorm room. Griffin now has a net worth of $7 billion, and Citadel, the hedge fund giant he started, employs 1,600 people and has $26 billion in assets under management. In an interview with CNBC's Kate Kelly on Thursday, Griffin talked about what it took to get a job at his firm. He noted that Citadel planned to interview 10,000 candidates this year to fill 300 job openings. "I think Harvard is a bit easier to get into," h...