{"id":721,"date":"2017-09-27T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=721"},"modified":"2017-09-27T12:39:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:39:00","slug":"launch-your-career-with-mentoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/alumni\/launch-your-career-with-mentoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch your career with mentoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">We are excited to let you know about two new opportunities to help you boost your job prospects and widen your professional network. We have now extended our mentoring scheme to include all those who have graduated within the last three years, and our new \u2018Ask a Mentor\u2019 service can put you in touch with professionals for those one-off occasions where you need answers or advice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Mentoring<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">We have a diverse pool of experienced alumni who are all established and successful in their chosen fields and work for leading employers such as Al Jazeera, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft, PwC, Google, Universal Music, Urbanist Architecture and Mishcon de Reya.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">With a University of Westminster mentor, you can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">Gain a role model who will share with you their years of experience and knowledge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">Build a solid foundation of skills to launch your career<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">Understand the professional world of the sector you have chosen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">Receive guidance and support to enable you to reach your potential<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">Begin to build your network of contacts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">You will need to commit to a minimum of five sessions over a six month period (between November and June), usually at a mentors workplace \u2013 although sessions can also be arranged via Skype. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/study\/current-students\/support-and-facilities\/career-development-centre\/mentoring\">Find out more about the scheme and apply for your place here.<\/a>* <strong>The deadline for applications is Thursday 5\u00a0October. <\/strong>If you have any further questions about the scheme, please get in touch by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cdc-mentoring@westminster.ac.uk\">cdc-mentoring@westminster.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\"><strong>Ask a Mentor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;line-height: 12.0pt;background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">Our mentoring schemes have been so popular that we have decided to launch a brand new \u2018Ask a Mentor\u2019 service for industry-specific queries and career insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;line-height: 12.0pt;background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">The \u2018Ask a Mentor\u2019 service will allow you the opportunity to have a one-off conversation with an experienced professional from our diverse and hugely talented pool of mentors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/study\/current-students\/support-and-facilities\/career-development-centre\/mentoring\">You can find out more about the scheme and apply for this service throughout the year.<\/a>* <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;line-height: 12.0pt;background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">We hope that you are able to take up these exciting and invaluable new initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\">*In order to sign up you need to log on to your University Engage account. 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