UOW Mentoring Program
When UOW students stand on the threshold of their career, having someone in their corner to help them find their way can change everything. You could be that someone for a UOW student.
Mentoring program
The Alumni Metoring program matches UOW alumni as mentors with current UOW students who are seeking career advice and are eager to gain insight into the opportunities and challenges of working in specific industries.
What's involved
- We match alumni expertise with a current UOW student
- Trainging is provided to both mentors and mentees. We will outline expectations, key dates and available resources.
- Mentors and mentee agree on the amount of engagement time, with a minimum of 4 contact hours over the duration of the 5 week program
Benefits for mentors
Mentoring can benefit mentors as much as the mentees. Benefits include:
- Satisfying the natural human desire to share knowledge and experience.
- Achieve satisfaction: For some mentors, having a mentee succeed and eventually become a friend and colleague, is one of their greatest joys.
- Develop your professional network: By making contacts for your mentees, you strengthen your own contacts and make new ones.
- Extend your contribution: The results of good mentoring have an ongoing and lasting effect, as mentees are often inspired and want to give back.
Express your interest
The University of Wollongong is committed to programs and services that engage and support our current students. Our Career Connect mentoring program is designed to match students with an alumnus who will provide insight into their chosen industry through a one-hour, one-off informational interview.
The role of the alumnus will be to discuss key questions around your experiences, professional journey and what your industry values in potential candidates.
This is a great opportunity not only to give back to the UOW community but to develop your own mentoring and support skills.
If you interested in mentoring one of our students, please complete the short Expression of Interest form per the link below.
Mentoring Expression of Interest.
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