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 the Career Centre.
- 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 Career Fair, Professional and Graduate Schools Expo, and the Summer Job Fair. We collaborate with other departments and services to ensure representation from a wide range of career fields.
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