Uptree

Placement details

Overview

Maven was founded in London in 2011 with 10 employees and now has a global presence with over 200 employees across 5 countries. Maven value diversity in our workforce and currently have 28 nationalities within our employees. Maven is a proprietary trading firm which means it is 100% employee owned. Maven’s core values centre around innovation, leadership and individual and collective success. "We want our people to achieve all their professional ambitions and change their lives for the better. A successful colleague will be happy, enriched and know they are somewhere they can believe in themselves" - Maven

This is an amazing coaching opportunity between our partners Maven and award-winning social mobility charity, Future Frontiers.

Maven Coaching Overview

Not sure what you want to do after school? Do you want to build connections with professionals in the sector that you want to go into? Is your CV lacking? The opportunity to be coached by a professional from a leading UK business could be the one for you. 

Through this opportunity, you will be matched to a Maven coach for 6 hours of 1:1 coaching. You and your coach will explore all the different options available to you once you finish school and help you find a career that matches with your strengths and interests. You’ll also learn what steps you need to take to get there and create high level content that you can put in your university or apprenticeship applications next year, to help you reach your dream destinations!

Any Requirements

You need to be really committed to the programme, and able to attend all 4 sessions with your coach. To get the most from the experience, you will also need to do a small amount of preparation work between coaching sessions. 

Please note to register for the coaching you have to have attended the Uptree & Maven: Finance and Trading Work Experience Day on 07/10/2021.

What To Expect - Duration

- 4 sessions (6 hours) coaching across a 6 week period in November to December 2021 hosted at Mavens London offices (or online in line with goverment regulations around social distancing)
- Additional prep and research between sessions

Benefits, Certificates or Qualifications

Your personal coach at Maven will support you with your decision making and research and can also introduce you to the world of work. They’re there to help you unlock your potential and get you to where you need to be! On top of that, this is a fantastic experience to write about on your CV and will help you build networks with professionals who work in the sector that you want to go into.