Being announced as the winner of the IT and Computer Science Undergraduate of the Year Award by Sir Trevor
McDonald at Canary Wharf was a memorable experience for me. I applied just to
see how far I could go and it feels great to have won.
The application process was a smooth
one with a few different stages. The first stage was an application form asking
for some basic information and the completion of online tests. The final stage
was an assessment centre held in London. The day was enjoyable with
presentations, group exercises and an interview. Ten students were invited to
the final, of which I won.
The prize was a guaranteed place on
the Marks & Spencer software engineering graduate scheme and a technology
hamper. The hamper was delivered a couple of weeks after the awards ceremony.
Amongst lots of other really interesting technology, it contained an Xbox One
with Kinect, Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablet, Apple TV and Pebble smart watch. I use the Pebble watch every day and it has
brought about some interesting conversations about wearable technology. I've
made some great contacts with software engineering staff at Marks & Spencer
and look forward to finding out more about the graduate scheme.
Since the awards, I have completed
the Bristol PLuS Outstanding Award at my university which recognises students
demonstrating high leadership, commercial awareness and problem solving skills.
I am also currently completing my internship in Technology at J.P. Morgan.
I'd like to thank TARGETjobs Events and
Marks & Spencer for the award; the experience was great!
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