Interview with recruiting company - strong emphasis about what you know about glencore and why you want to work there. Good to find a way to differentiate yourself, knowing a lot about what the firm does
Several rounds. Initial phone screenings with HR. Trading simulations seconds round. Final round interviews with trading managers. Overall process consisted of 3-4 rounds with each step progressively harder. From start to finish process took 3 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you do to stay up to date with commodity markets?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Glencore
Interview
Found an alumni, and learnt about Glencore is coming to campus
Talked with Glencore people and submitted resume on career fair
Skipped phone interview
First-round and second-round in US HQ at Stamford, CT, interviewed with 8 people in total...traders, risk manager, operation manager, finance, HR, head of global risk....
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something about politics, extremely difficult to answer
