How did Michael Faraday get a job at the Royal Institution?

Michael Faraday’s path to the Royal Institution began when he was an apprentice bookbinder and received a ticket to attend chemical lectures delivered by Sir Humphry Davy.12

Deeply inspired by these lectures, Faraday meticulously recorded them in his notes and sent a bound copy to Davy, along with a request for employment. Although there were no immediate openings, Davy remembered him. When one of his laboratory assistants was later dismissed for brawling, Davy offered the position to Faraday. Faraday accepted, beginning his career as Davy’s laboratory assistant and gaining the opportunity to learn chemistry from one of the era's most prominent scientists.2