The EI Alumni Mentorship Programme is a great opportunity for alumni and students to connect and share professional insight. In this programme alumni mentors volunteer their time for a series of career conversations with an individual student, in which they share professional insights and advice. These conversations give students an insider’s perspective into their chosen career paths, preparing them for the next stage of their professional journeys.
- Alumni and students register for the programme in October: after which point we pair mentors and mentees based on experience, shared interests, and goals. We then ask that our alumni commit to meeting the students at least three times over the course of the academic year, either in person or over Zoom/Skype/phone call as is convenient.
- Before participants are matched, everyone is invited to take part in a brief online Q&A session, in which the programme leader will run through the programme and answer any of your questions.
- During these meetings, students are encouraged to ask the alumni questions about their career and professional insights. We ask that alumni answer questions to the best of their ability, provide feedback and encouragement, and provide relevant advice and insights based on their own knowledge.
- A full break-down of the programme can be found here.
There will be regular check-ins from the course convenor throughout the year, including a brief online Q&A session at the beginning of the Autumn Term. If anyone is experiencing difficulties with the programme, we ask that in the first instance you let the course convenor know.
The mentoring programme is set up to support our students: to enable them to access in-dep