Hi people,
I've accepted an offer for commodities trading at a US BB. 2 questions I hope you can help with:
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Is summer training a competition with the other grads, or should I think of it as a chance to learn the basics and make some friends? Should I be trying to stand out or blend in? Should I study something ahead of time if I don't have much finance background? (I'm an econ guy)
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Beyond the blatantly obvious, when I arrive on the desk in London after training what are some of the smart things to do, and smart things to avoid doing? I'd like to make a good impression and annoy as few people as possible. Are there some things new guys tend to do or not do that annoys everyone else, and how can I avoid being that guy?
So you have experience as new traders and also experience working with new hires; what do you think?
Thanks in advance. :)
apologies.
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Even an attempt to answer the above questions would be Greatly appreciated.
training is mostly a time to learn/develop contacts, i wouldnt worry much about studying before hand or think of it as competition by any means. enjoy it.
to get people to like you, learn things quickly, ask lots of smart questions (at the right times), make mistakes only once, do what people ask of you, have interesting things to say/relate to your coworkers
Since you are joining a bank that put you on a specific desk, training is not likely to be a competition - that mostly happens at places where they allocate analysts to desks during/after training. Make friends and meet people on different desks and in different offices - that helped me tremendously and I've often rung Tokyo or NY to get an answer that someone senior didn't know.
Do exactly what you're told to do and do it well. This includes getting people coffee and other stupid crap like that.
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