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Mahbuba Hussein
Age: 21
Education: Priory School, Portsmouth
Course: LLB Law and Criminology
After doing Graphics at A Level in 2005, I went into business,
making web sites and posters, largely on a voluntary basis, for
Islamic charities. We publicise events in the Portsmouth area and in
London. My long term aim however is to work in the public sector,
doing what I can for the community, so I’m going to apply to the
Home Office for a work placement. Essentially I believe in helping
people out and part of that is educating them about the way
society works. Life is extremely complicated and people get very
confused. There is just too much information for people to
understand and many of them end up being exploited, so my
knowledge of the law will enable me to help them. I have already
worked with the Citizens Advice Bureau and really enjoyed it.
I do believe however that people should understand the benefit
business brings to society and that business makes a difference. I
want to help people get involved in business, we need more
entrepreneurs and by their example they can show others how to
be independent, responsible and empowered. Education is very
important, but you don’t need to go to university – secondary
school can and should play a big role in helping here.
One of the key lessons I have learned is that life is tough and can
only get tougher, so work hard, stay firm and learn from your
Adam Cox
experience. I struggled in my first year of college and stumbled
badly, so I learned the hard way.
Age: 24
Education: Crofton Secondary School, Fareham
Course: Business Economics
I was a sales agent for a mobile phone business when I was 16. I
disagreed with the way the boss ran the business so I decided to get
myself an education. I came to the University of Portsmouth and fell in
love with economics. I want to use economics to make a difference,
perhaps in the field of policy, at the Bank of England perhaps. I did an
internship at the Bank of New York last year in their Securities Lending
division. I liked it so much and did so well that I stayed on and ended
up having to train my replacements – there were two of them – so I
could come back to uni.
Part of me also wants to run my own business. My attitude to business
has changed a lot. When I was selling phones I was very target-driven,
very cash-hungry. Now I am beginning to see that the key value is in
people. One certainty is that the economic climate in this country is
changing; business must find ways to retain clients who might be
tempted to go abroad or it must create stuff that no one else can
do. People are at the core of this: small, capable teams working
within specialist networks are the ones who can make this happen.
I had a major fright last year while training to scuba dive. I got into
trouble with my breathing gear 30 feet down and had to surface
slowly and carefully. I made it OK, but learned that the very next thing
to do is to get straight back in and do it again.
I believe that if we do well from society, we should give something
back, so I have just signed up to be a voluntary special constable
in Hampshire.
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