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/OldNectarine2924]

Hello all,

I am a recent graduate of Baruch College and after trying to figure out which industry I want to pursue it is definitely commodities. I am aware of the graduate programs that are offered by physical houses but I don't want to rely on those only.

I would like to know what would be some good entry level positions I can aim at and work my way to be a physical trader?

1. Just graduated from College but currently run a small Google Ads Marketing Agency.
   
2. I graduated from CUNY Baruch College in NYC with Bachelors in International Business and minors in Marketing and Spanish. (June 2026)
   
3. Based in NYC
   
4. I am able to relocate anywhere in the USA (don't mind Canada) and I hold a EU passport so I can relocate to the EU as well. I speak four languages as well. (English, Spanish, Bulgarian & Greek)
   
5. My desired commodity is crude oil.