Maziko M.

State-school student at the University of Glasgow and an ECS Scholarship client. A place on the Citi Insights Programme, a three-day spring insight programme at Citi’s London office, followed by a Sales and Trading internship at Citi. Named and photographed with full consent.

Maziko M. Citi Insights Programme offer email, April 2026. Former forename and the Citi recruiter contact address redacted; firm-side offer detail preserved as evidence.

Maziko M. LinkedIn post announcing Citi Insights Programme. Former forename redacted at the client request.

Maziko M. unprompted LinkedIn testimonial: Goated advice btw, Tiktoks saved me. Former forename redacted at the client request.

• University of Glasgow, Computer Science and Statistics undergraduate
• Glasgow is not commonly classed as a target university for bulge-bracket Spring Weeks
• State school background, no family network in finance
• No prior investment banking internships

• Awarded an ECS Scholarship on merit
• Also used ECS's free content, including TikTok

• VTMR™ CV rebuild, restating the profile around commercial contribution
• PEAL-3® for competency interviews
• PEAL-X® for firm-specific "why this firm" answers
• Commercial Fluency™ for the markets-side Citi interviews
• STAR-3® for each written application
• Support across parallel applications

• A place on the Citi Insights Programme, a three-day spring insight programme at Citi’s London office (offer recorded in ECS's evidence register, grade A)
• Then secured a Sales and Trading internship at Citi
• Unprompted public testimonial: "Goated advice btw, Tiktoks saved me."

The outcomes are Maziko's and the testimonial is his own. Each selection decision was Citi's, made on his performance; the record does not isolate ECS's contribution from his ability and effort. The ECS Scholarship exists so that ability is not held back by the cost of advice.