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Welcome Allun!! Talk about a great start to a meaningful career — intern-turned-employee Allun shares how his Booz Allen Hamilton Summer Games experience provided him with collaboration, networking, expertise, and most importantly, the confidence he needed to step outside his comfort zone. Read the full article below for more of his key takeaways!

I quit my CyBlack internship with the January '24 cohorts for reasons I'll discuss in this post: Interning at Cyblack had been a dream, but it quickly became overwhelming. I was juggling final year projects, school deadlines, and internship tasks, leading to increased stress and aggression. Balancing work and classes was challenging, especially with responsibilities like managing my mom's Instagram account on top of my part-time job in the education sector. Missing meetings and struggling to prioritize tasks became the norm. I found myself torn between the importance of education and the valuable skills from the internship. After tearful discussions with my mom about the financial investment in my education, I realized I had to make a tough choice. I composed a tearful email to CyBlack explaining my decision to resign. Some may wonder why I couldn't delegate tasks for my mom's business. However, the nature of her business and the importance of customer data made it impossible to entrust to just anyone. Despite feeling guilty and questioning the validity of my reasons, I stand by my decision. Prioritizing my education and mental well-being was essential for my future. Quitting was a difficult choice, but it was the best decision for me at the time. I wanted to share my experience to shed light on the dedication required for internships like Cyblack. It wasn't easy to share this, but I hope it helps others understand the challenges and sacrifices involved in pursuing opportunities like those offered by CyBlack.

Recap of week 1 at my internship with CyBlack ● Day 1: The week started with an onboarding from the Founders of Cyblack and the Internship Facilitators ● Day 2: We were introduced to the open project platform where we would basically carry out tasks and projects in duration of the internship, After that we had a meeting in my team where we appointed our team lead and assistant, we also choose who is going the be spearheading each sprint ●Day 3: We had a session by Robinsion on Report Writing ●Day 4: My team had a meeting were we decided on how we were going to carry out our reports ●Day 5: We had a meeting with one of the Founders where we were briefed on the Threat Intelligence Sprint So far I've had a wonderful experience CyBlack

Check out Public Allies National Board member and staff alum, Marc McAleavey, MSW's, blog post on leadership development! In this piece, he shares his belief that everyone has the capacity and skills to step up and lead positive change in their communities. ⭐ "Public Allies believes that everyone leads: that leadership isn’t a position, but actions we take. Through this, I have come to know that leadership is like a muscle that everyone has... However, when we marry our gifts and talents with the hopes and dreams of our neighbors, our leadership muscles grow and thrive in the power of community."

Talk about a great start to a meaningful career — intern-turned-employee Allun shares how his Summer Games experience provided him with collaboration, networking, expertise, and most importantly, the confidence he needed to step outside his comfort zone. Read the full article below for more of his key takeaways!

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Here I am, reflecting on my two-month internship journey at Loons. I vividly recall arriving with little direction, uncertain about how to restart my career. The interview felt like a conversation with peers who shared a similar mindset. What drew me to join was the founders' approach to thinking and understanding. They were simple and direct, saying, ""Don't mess up the work; we'll take care of the rest." Over these two months, I made plenty of mistakes. Sometimes the feedback was, "Okay, don’t make this a habit." Other times, it was about taking personal responsibility and completing tasks independently. When I made a significant error while handling a project from start to finish, their response was, "Find a solution and figure out how to fix this." What stood out to me was their use of "we" instead of "you." It was never about why "you" didn't do things correctly but always about why "we" weren't able to get things right. Moving from an intern to an executive position offers a wealth of additional learning opportunities. Loons

Great opportunity to get Multi family acquisition exposure and financial analysis exposure.

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