Appreciation post - Mavern Spring Week Offer

please take a moment to read my appreciation post for getting a Mavern securities Soring Week.
 

Picture: A call from Maven Securities (circa. 27 mins ago)

“We’d love to offer you a place!"

Also picture: Me in bed, ill, in a dimly lit room watching some pirated TV show (circa. 28 mins ago).

But last week, I sat a final-round interview, presenting on the question, “What’s something you’ve learnt recently?” My answer wasn’t a technical skill or some academic insight. It was embracing a quote from one of my old schoolteachers: 

“Get stuck in.” – Mr Hardman

From year 7 until I left school in year 13, he’d say it so often that it became second nature. And I’m glad he did. 

--> September 20th 2024, I started university.
--> September 21st 2024, I started posting daily videos, documenting my journey as a first-year undergraduate determined to land some kind of internship. 

--> After 50 videos, 36 combined assessment stages, 2 months of drafting applications, chasing referrals, and figuring out the optimum camera angle to skip wearing smart trousers during online interviews, I’m glad that the effort was worth it. 

To the 19 other applications I was rejected by, thanks for giving me the chance to get stuck in, mess it up, figure it out, and then grow. 

I’ve said it countless times in the past, but if there’s one takeaway, it’s this: Never let an opportunity pass you because you don’t feel qualified. 

Be authentic, be unapologetically yourself, and just give it a go.

I'm looking forward to joining Maven Securities for their Maven Minds Technology Spring Week 2025.