Kickstart your career journey with our Future Ready Mentoring programmes to gain real-world wisdom and set you on the path to success.
With over 2,000 mentors spanning more than 60 industries and 40 countries, our Future Ready Mentoring initiatives are a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from career professionals who can share their experiences, equip you with the right mindset and prepare you to tackle the working world with confidence.
Students get the opportunity to be matched with industry professionals for both long- and short-term mentoring to support you with your professional development and help you reach your career goals.
These opportunities can take place either in-person or online.
About the Career Mentoring Programme (long-term mentoring)
Our award-winning Career Mentoring Programme matches participants with an industry professional for a long-term mentoring relationship. With two intakes running per year, applications for the Cycle 1 intake, taking place from November – April, are now open!
To take part, you will need to:
- Be an undergraduate student in your second year and above or be a postgraduate student
- Commit to a minimum of 5 mentoring sessions over a three-month period between November and April
- Complete mentee training which will take place in mid-October
- Apply through an online form on Engage
Applications close on Monday 2 October 2023 at midnight.
Samuel Jones, a student from the MSc Software Engineering and mentee, said:
It has been a great privilege to benefit from being part of the Career Mentoring Programme. The process was clear, well-explained and well-supported right from the start. The choice of my mentor was inspired, and he has proved to be a huge support in my journey over the last few months. The Mentoring Programme has been one of the most positive aspects of my time at the University, I've gained a huge amount from it, and I unreservedly and wholeheartedly recommend it to every student at Westminster. Seize the chance and make the most of it!
About the Ask a Mentor service (short-term mentoring)
For short-term mentoring, our Ask a Mentor service offers you the chance to be matched with one of our professional mentors for a one-off conversation.
This one-off mentoring session can be used to ask for career advice on a range of topics, for example, guidance on job/internship searches, job application or interview preparation tips, or for asking industry-specific questions.
Open all year round to all students, you can apply anytime via Engage.
Salka Mulud Ammi, a student from the LLM International Law Graduate and 'Ask a Mentor' mentee, said:
The Ask a Mentor programme has been a discovery for me and game changing in my job hunting. I spent around 5 months applying for roles trying to get my foot in the professional field and I have been rejected over and over again. When I got the chance to have a mentor, it boosted my chance and I received an offer within weeks. I am extremely happy with the experience, I will definitely use the service again and I will highly recommended to all recent graduates and students.
If you have any questions on the two programmes, please contact us at [email protected] or visit our webpage.
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