Applications are now open for a place on the QMentoring Scheme!
"I cannot express how supportive and useful this experience has been for me. I would definitely recommend QMentoring to any student who is looking to gain insight on how to stand out from the crowd and bridge the gap between life as a student and an employee."
- Aneesah Akram, current Mentee*
Each year QMUL run the programme in order to connect undergraduates, from the Faculties of Science & Engineering and Humanities & Social Sciences, with a member of the QMUL alumni community, or a UK-based professional. Through these one-to-one relationships, students are supported to make better informed career cjoices, develop their employability skills, and gain confidence with applying for graduate role jobs.
What are the benefits?
QMentoring can help you to:
- Gain insight to an industry or professions;
- Explore potential career paths;
- Build your professional network;
- Learn how to write persuasice job applications, CVs and covering letters;
- Improve your interview technique
- Find and apply for work experience opportunities
What is expected of you?
As a mentee, you will be required to:
- Attend an induction session, launch event, and end of scheme celebration;
- Be comitted to attending a minimum of six meetings with your mentor, between June to September 2018;
- Maintain a productive approach to the mentoring relationship and ensure you are regularly communicating with your mentor;
- Provide updates to the QMentoring team (when requested) and inform them if there are any issues with the partnership;
- Complete a pre-mentoring survey and end of scheme evaluation;
- Adhere to the Code of Conduct at all times.
To apply for a place on the scheme, click here .
Applications must be submitted online by 5pm on Friday 25th May.
For enquiries, email qmentoring@qmul.ac.uk, or call 020 7882 3690.
Eligibility
QMentoring is a programme for undergraduate students who study within the Faculties of Science & Engineering and Humanities & Social Sciences. Due to funder objectives (1), students from these two Faculties, who are in receipt of the QMUL Bursary, will be prioritised for this programme.
(1) QMUL is committed to ensuring all students achieve their full potential and has allocated substantial resources to this through the Access Agreement it holds with the Office for Fair Access (OFFA). Therefore, a number of student support and progression programmes are targeted at students from groups currently underrepresented in higher education. To find out more about eligibility, please contact qmentoring@qmul.ac.uk
*To read the rest of Aneesah's blog post on the QMentoring scheme, click here.