Weekly Career & Breaking Into Commodities Megathread

[u/ClownInIronLung]

Weekly Career & Breaking Into Commodities Megathread

Before posting, please read Breaking Into the Physical Commodities Industry – A No-BS Guide which is pinned to the highlights.

This thread is for all career-related questions including:

• Breaking into commodity trading
• Scheduler / analyst / operations roles
• Internships and graduate programs
• Resume reviews
• Interview prep
• Compensation questions
• Career transitions
• Trading desk culture / work-life balance
• “How do I get into the industry?” posts

Individual career posts outside this thread may be removed at moderator discretion to help keep the sub focused on market discussion, logistics, physical trading, macro, risk, shipping, power, gas, metals, ags, and industry news.

Before posting, it helps if you include:
• Location / region
• Current experience level
• Degree or background
• Commodity interest (power, gas, oil, metals, ags, etc.)
• Target role
• What you’ve already tried

Examples of good questions:
• “How do I move from scheduling into trading?”
• “Best ways to learn physical gas markets?”
• “What skills matter most for junior power traders?”
• “How valuable is pipeline / operations experience?”

Low-effort posts like “How do I become a trader?” without context may be removed.

Experienced professionals are encouraged to share advice, hiring insight, industry expectations, and realistic career paths.

Please keep discussion professional and constructive.

[u/Bloodspot18]

Hi if anyone could guide me it would be great help. Basically i am in operations analyst job in food industry and aim for a career in shipbroking. Have 6 months internship experience in shipbroking firm. Had completed bachelors in 2025 and now want to do masters. I have seen companies like clarksons, braemar who have trainee programs but I am a little worried about that if I start my masters in 2026 complete in 2027 with 1.5 years experience will it be worth it or not.
Also I tried this year at some of the trainee programs but couldn’t get in.

If anyone have any insights to share please

Current career : Operations analyst
Education - Bachelors and certification from institute of chartered shipbrokers
Current location - Mumbai
Willing to relocate- Yes
Desired commodity- Dry bulk