Glencore Graduate Interview

Hi everyone,

I have a first-round, face-to-face interview for Glencore's Trainee Trader scheme in two weeks and was wondering if anyone had any insight into what to expect.

Details online are very sparse. I am anticipating fit questions, price of Brent/WTI etc, but does anyone have any more insight?

Thanks,

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You better have a very deep understanding of oil/related-products... Not only markets, but focus a lot more on the logistical/hedging side of the business as this is what you'll be covering for 2-3 years if you land an offer. So points of delivery, pipelines, how to hedge different types of risk from point A to B, letters of credit, etcetc. Do you have a background in commodities?

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Regarding the technical, the most I was asked was what is the price of Brent today. Still worth looking into what was describe above though - more towards trends and what is happening in the markets, rather than anything in depth (in terms of priority)

Best of luck - it's a great gig!

 
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About 35 mins, competency-based with some fairly basic technicals.

I'm guessing it was less markets and more operations? I heard Trafi is a lot worse on this side.

[quote]The HBS guys have MAD SWAGGER. They frequently wear their class jackets to boston bars, strutting and acting like they own the joint. They just ooze success, confidence, swagger, basically attributes of alpha males.[/quote]
 
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About 35 mins, competency-based with some fairly basic technicals.

Would be nice if you provided the whole conversation ( specific questions etc)
 

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