 Hello, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for joining the call. It's brilliant to have you here and connect with you and I just wanted to talk to you briefly a little bit about your experience with us over the summer on the training program and where you are now and the result of that training so actually I'm genuinely interested I don't know the answer to this question. Why did you decide to join us over the summer. What what what are you hoping to get out of the experience and how did you find out about it. Yeah, sure. So I first found out about it because one of the representatives from amplify came to my university. They're invited by the Bruno economics and finance society. I wanted to run the source trader simulation. So obviously I went there I thought okay this is something that I want to get into in the future. Let me see what it's about and it was intense. I didn't quite know what I was doing because it's the first time I'd ever been in that kind of simulation. But then I found that you had an internship program. So I just thought okay well I'm struggling to get internships at the moment. I'm in second year. So I just thought okay fine. Let me try and figure something out. Then I saw you had to pay for it. I don't know if you're going to involve this in there. No honesty all the way through so go on. Yeah, then I saw you had to pay for it and I thought okay well I can't afford that. I'm still university student but you know never say never in the future. Then lockdown happened. I got a job luckily as a living support worker, which paid surprisingly well. And the first thing that was on my mind was that okay around April May April time I've just finished my exams I thought oh hold on there was that internship I can afford it now. And since I'm not going to be doing much else this summer apart from working. I might as well you know put that money back and invest it into myself and try to see if I can like broaden my my horizons a little bit since I'm not doing anything. I may as well. So yeah that's that's really how it happens from start to finish. What a great, what a great story though as well. That's super impressive. It's a happy coincidence honestly a happy coincidence. At least something good has come out of 2020 that's that that's a good start. Okay so that's that's good about the background thank you for that and then you, you joined the program I'll never forget it actually on that first day, you know, everyone's a bit nervous and they don't know each other. So for the first minute, you're there chatting away to everybody, everyone that's got their camera on your side so tell me about you where are you at and, and I actually think also from my point of view thank you for that because it really created a great atmosphere and you made a mark immediately, actually on on that first day. So you then started the program with us and talk to me about your experience there again you know, honest as possible good and bad. How you obviously were with us for three weeks how did you find it and what did you take out of it. I think if I were to start off with just one word, it's intense. Like, it was the amount of information that we were getting given and the obviously sitting down and getting the lectures from Eddie and the guys and everyone. And then on top of that the simulations as well it was quite rigorous. It took it definitely took some getting used to but if anything it kind of prepared you because then you were seeing exactly what was expected from the industry that you wanted to get into. And it was quite invaluable because that's exactly what you needed. You needed to be if you were just eased into it we only had three weeks we didn't have like 10 weeks like some of the internship so everything did have to be cramped in. So that was understandable, keeping up with it though that was a bit of a struggle I can't lie. Sometimes you know after the session had ended for the day I'd still be there trying to understand what's even though I don't understand what this means. Okay, what's even what's the difference between even even though you want to understand it and that's one thing that I did before the internship, I went into the internship knowing what I wanted to get out of it, which was future prospects and internship and a grad role, not necessarily where I wanted it to be. But I knew that I wanted to be in that area so I had I went in there basically, you know, taking the bull by the horns just making sure that if I go in there I'm going to give it everything I want to understand everything that I'm doing. So I need to put in the work. So yeah, it was intense. But what I found really helpful was that every single person who was giving a session or a simulation, they were so patient in answering the questions, even if they seemed like they were so stupid. I remember I asked a few answers they're thinking they must be thinking I'm an idiot for this. We're asking this, but there was so everyone was so patient Anthony was so patient explaining, you know the US elections and US farm payrolls things that I even I'm an economic student. I didn't know what that was at that time because obviously I'm based on a lot of theory. So what real life practice was a little bit out of my reach at that point. The overall the experience was completely positive. I really like your focus there. So I'm actually really like your focus there how you were saying you went into the internship saying right out of this training with amplifying. I know what I want. Finish this. I'm getting a I'm getting the internship I'm getting the grad role I'm starting my career. It was the only way to approach it was the only way to approach it. After the summer program then so you're saying before the summer program obviously second year student you haven't had much success you've been receiving rejection so talking about what happened and what has happened to you just in the few months since we've finished working together. I think it was in last week. You took a look at my CV. I sent it through to you and we were in our little mentorship group and you took one look at it and you just said, absolutely not. This is not going to work and you just you completely overhauled it and then the bits that I'd added in about amplify you completely. You showed me how to make sure that I projected myself in a way that was actually appealing and showed what was actually interesting about my experience. So after that I looked at a few internships and what I found so amazing was that beforehand I was just applying to internships quite randomly. I'd see investment banking and think oh that's what I want to get into. I'd see asset management and think oh yeah I want to get into that as well. But when I actually asked myself do I know what it is that I'll actually be doing. I didn't but now I was looking at these job descriptions and I could understand exactly what they were talking about. And they're talking about trading comparables. They're talking about valuations. They're talking about this and that policy compliance regulation. I could understand what they wanted me to do. So that also helped me my application because I could then say I could tailor my CV tweak it a little bit tweak my application to show that I do understand what you want me to do. So this is why I'm an ideal candidate for the role. It just gave me a huge massive boost of confidence. Obviously right now I have I'm currently in the final stages of an interview with MUFG in their global corporate and investment banking division specifically structured finance. I took me on Tuesday just waiting for that to come through. Hopefully that's positive fingers crossed and I have an offer from Livingbridge and private equity. So just in the final stages trying to sign that contract and understand what they great. So you know you've got Livingbridge sorted already for next summer. That's done. Private equity. But Eddie will be over the moon with that by the way in private equity. Fantastic. So and that will then start in the summer but you've also so MUFG that interview took I mean that was already the third. Was it the third round? It was the third round the final third round. Yeah. And you find out when they haven't said. I'm hoping at the end of this week because I'm much I can take the stress of thinking. Well at least look, I mean I think you're an incredibly impressive candidate and just the way that you approach things is fantastic and that shines through. Ultimately, most of this can be learned, you know a lot of things can be learned when it comes to theory. Hopefully where we fill the gap is by providing practical training and application. But what can't be changed is someone's approach and attitude and I think that that will shine through so MUFG they'll be very lucky to have you and you know you've already got one in the bag anyone. Yeah, it's a stress reliever says like and you're kind of hoping that when you go in there you also with if you have the right mindset, maybe towards the end of it they might say oh we can extend your contract since you're not going back to university next year. Yeah, you know you're done with uni you've graduated why don't you just extend it on so that's that's the hope if I don't get a grad role, then that's the hope with with the Living Bridge internship as well. Absolutely and that's interesting with it so with the MUFG is that an internship or a grad role. That's a grad role. That's a grad role straight in so that would be well by the way that'd be super impressive to get through that as you know obviously you know normally it's going through the process when we can turn ship to grad role so with them going in at a grad uni, that would be a really big win by the way because I think so many students out there feel like they've missed that small window that they needed to start the process. And they're already now in their second year without any plans for this back coming summer. So, yeah, absolutely that that's really good and also, I mean with with Living Bridge, they can either extend it or they might say well listen if you're, you don't have to be in your final year maybe we can sponsor you to do a masters in this area where we think we're going to get further development and then come back for a grad role. Exactly. It's just being open to the whole prospects of whatever prospect that may come in the future that kind of drives you a little bit, because obviously I was a little bit intimidated when I started the internship I can't lie, because there are a few people who they were in their first year and they were doing this internship. I'm not entering into my third year so I was thinking, oh my goodness have I missed the boat should I've done this much, much earlier. But, you know, you don't know what's going to come along, and that's proven by what's been what's happened over the past few months like I've been baffled by what's been going on so. But honestly, I can just put it down to the whole experience and just say, you know what, it happened. I'm not going to question it, just going to go with it and just hope for the best. So I am I am over the moon and I as I say, you know, I'm very public about it really this is the most rewarding thing that happens in my career is, you know, working with people who are talented and driven and making sure that they're able to capitalize on their potential. You know, hearing stories like this already living bridge for next year and then hopefully Mufg as well as is a great success story. So, well done, let it let us know let me know immediately with Mufg. And good luck and stay in touch you know stay in touch with the amplify community I think someone like you such a great inspiration to so many students definitely next year, I'll be bringing you in. I'll be twisting your realm to come and speak to some of our new trainees and you know help them through their process as well. I know the sort of person you are and I'm sure. Well, you can see that I love to chat so I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem at all. I've probably, I'll probably go over the time that you allot me if you do do that so. Brilliant. Yeah, no problem for my side less teaching time for me. Good luck for all of us there should thank you. Thank you for joining us. Thank you.