Hi everyone,
I’m currently in the final round of interviews for an internship on a freight desk at a trading house, and I’d really appreciate advice or feedback from people who have gone through similar interviews or worked on a freight desk.
The role is fairly quant / analytical, I want to be prepared on the freight market. I’ve been preparing on:
supply/demand fundamentals ,
trade routes, ton-miles, seasonality,
intuition around contango/backwardation in FFAs,
links between freight, commodities, and macro (China, cycles, demand shocks).
What I’m particularly curious about:
What do interviewers really test for a freight desk role?
Any recurring questions, traps, or themes that tend to come up?
Any insights even very practical or anecdotal would be extremely helpful.
Thanks a lot in advance guys