Trent Alumni-Student Mentoring Program
The Alumni-Student Mentoring program is an online, e-mentoring initiative that connects current Trent students with successful alumni. Through a mentoring relationship, students have the opportunity to learn about specific career paths and seek advice from alumni and employers working in a variety of professions and fields.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
- Visit the Trent University Alumni Directory
- Returning User: Log onto the web site
- New User: Register by adding yourself to the directory
- Allow 24–48 hours for Alumni Affairs to email your log-in information. If you do not receive it within 48 hours, please contact Alumni Affairs at (705) 748-1573 (toll free: 1-800-267-5774) or email them at alumni@trentu.ca .
- Begin using the Alumni Directory
- Log-in, Click 'Search for Mentors'
- Search the database for potential mentors. You can search according to: area of study, university attended after Trent, degree/diploma acquired, location or year of graduation.
- TIP - Only search by one criteria at a time.
- Sample questions to ask
WHY SHOULD I REGISTER FOR ALUMNI MENTORING?
- Receive advice and guidance from someone who has had similar experiences.
- Get support and encouragement.
- Develop your professional network.
- Improve your communication and interviewing skills.
- Ease the confusion of school-to-career transition.
- Increase your confidence when speaking to business and community leaders.
- Learn from diverse career and educational backgrounds.
- Gain insight into industry and job -- description of day-to-day duties, career alternatives, and emerging trends.
How the Career Centre Can Help
Students
- Don't know what to ask? Feeling intimidated? Learn more about informational interviewing.
- Attend networking and informational events, such as the Employment Fair and the Professional and Graduate Schools Expo. We collaborate with other departments and services to ensure representation from a wide range of career fields.
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