Particularly for me, the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) was most useful when I entered Strathclyde University. The competition for roles in investment banking is rife and you have to ensure that you are knowledgeable about how to proceed with your applications to ensure success. The Foundation acted as a bridge for any information asymmetry, providing tips and tricks on how to be successful during initial application stages and interviews.

In the off chance they didn't have an answer to your question, no worries, they would connect you directly to a senior professional they have a relationship with, providing you with the best support to land the job role.

Little things like this allowed me to receive a full-time offer to the technology team at Morgan Stanley. And even whenI decided that I would be better suited for an investment banking role, the Foundation was there to support any transitional needs I had. It provided the initial connection to my mentor of five years who is an executive director at Morgan Stanley.

Put simply, without the support of the Foundation I am quite sureI wouldn't be in my current position. Securing over 10 internships secured, with two full-time offers, would be a dream to some but here it can actually become a reality!

Bashiru now works in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.