Folami's success story: Securing an internship at J.P Morgan

Created on 7 Nov 2024

Folami is a Computer Science student at the University of Aberdeen. She secured an internship role as a Software Engineer at J.P. Morgan in Glasgow through Bright Network. 

First, we’d love for you to tell us a little bit about yourself.  

"I'm currently a Computer Science student and I chose to go into the world of tech because coding fascinated me so much growing up.

The love started when I discovered Scratch and grew even more in Python when I realised that I could create basically anything that could help myself and others."

What motivated you to apply for your role?

"I was motivated to apply for this role as I wanted to see how what we had learnt in the classroom could be applied to real life scenarios, which is exactly what J.P. Morgan does."

What was your application journey like?

"My application journey was quite the ride! I had no previous experience of applying to internships so I was very excited when I got the interview invite but also very nervous.

I looked on the Bright Network website for advice to calm my nerves and to get interview ready which really helped."
 
What are you most proud of about your journey?
 
"I'm most proud of my technical interview, as I'd never done anything like it before and I was unsure of how to prepare for it. However, I looked at the advice pages on the Bright Network website and it helped so much."
 
What are your tips for people looking to follow in your footsteps? 
 
"My advice would be to really brush up on your theory for some coding principles and to be confident in yourself!" 
 
Tell us about the future. What's next?
 
"I'm very excited to develop in the work environment and see how to apply the knowledge I've gained from my course. I hope to further develop my coding abilities in a way that can help others."
 
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Eliat, York St John University
J.P. Morgan, Software Engineering Intern
2024