Career Mentoring Scheme
What is the Career Mentoring Scheme?
Career mentoring at the University of Bolton, aims to match business professionals with undergraduate students, in the hope of raising career aspirations and helping students to improve their employability. The aim is for students to acquire personal insights into graduate careers and professional life.
All mentors will be recruited from the Bolton Alumni community. All mentees will be undergraduate students, who could be from any year of study, alhtough priority may be given to those in their penultimate and final year.
As a mentor it is anticipated that you will share with your mentee, your experiences and advice on topics such as career advancement, enhancing professional visibility and overcoming barriers to careers success. Mentees are encouraged to request guidance and support about their career objectives and employment ambitions. The relationship is built on the need for respect and openness and a willingness to share information, concerns and issues.
What are the aims of the project?
The career mentoring project will aim to:
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Ensure that students gain an insight into working life and the skills that are required in a particular job sector
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Enable students to develop employability skills relevant to a particular career
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Provide guidance to the student on their chosen career
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Assist the student in achieving their own career-focused goals
Referral Process
Mentors will be referred onto the scheme via the Alumni office|. Mentees will be referred by the Careers Service|, and also by other academic and support staff. Self referrals will be possible via an initial application, although all students must speak to a Careers Adviser before being put forward for training and matching.
Training and Induction
A training programme will be established for all mentors and mentees and will be delivered internally. The training programme will cover the following areas:
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What is mentoring and how can it help?
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Phases of the mentoring relationship
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Ground rules and boundaries for the mentoring relationship
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Action planning and setting goals
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University policy and procedures
Click here| for details of mentor and mentee training dates and events.