Finally, during that insight day I had lunch with Mr X, who gave me a few tips around making the most of the remainder of the insight day. I used these same tips to apply for and successfully secure a summer internship at Bank Y to take place the summer before my final year at university. I built on these tips and this resulted in me receiving a full-time offer for a graduate scheme at Bank Y. Seizing that one moment on the train led to having an offer for full-time employment before I’d even finished my degree.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nMy advice<\/b><\/p>\n
With everything that’s been said, the advice that I’d like to offer to young people would be to be yourself. Remember that on the train during that first conversation I had with Mr X, I was not in a suit and tie, and I didn’t start polishing my Air Max 95’s when I saw that Mr X worked at an investment bank. I didn’t know a crazy amount about finance and banking, and I didn’t try and change the way I speak or use words that I didn’t know the meaning of in an attempt to impress him. I simply took the opportunity to try and initiate meaningful conversation where I could learn something and potentially offer my perspective. During the insight day and the internship this was the same. Yes, I had to dress professionally, but this did not change my personality or anything else about me – all I did was bring my best self to work daily, and it paid off. My best self did not know everything, but it brought a willingness to learn as much as possible from a type of environment that many of my friends unfortunately believe they can’t access. If you think you know it all, you’re wrong, no matter how much time you’ve spent reading or how many courses you’ve gone on, and the best in the game know that very well. You don’t need to have it all figured out; you just need to be you – but make sure that you are willing to learn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Treasure OyeladeWorking full-time at Motivez More Alumni Stories The Amos Bursary gave me the opportunity to learn about the intricacies of ‘the game’. In mainstream education, no one is really […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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