Would you like a career mentor University of Manchester Careers Blog

Would you like a career mentor Your Careers Service manages a careers mentoring programme called Manchester Gold which runs twice a year in Autumn and in Spring.   Applications are now open for the Autumn programme to current undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Manchester. If youre interested read more and get your application in quick as the deadline is 4pm on Friday 18 October 2013.     Mentoring is a great way to speak to someone whos working in a job or company youre interested in and to find out what to expect once you are in the world of work. If you arent sure what you want to do, thats not a problem. You can be matched with someone who did a similar degree to you, or someone who wants to help students in their career choices regardless of their degree background. Having a mentor can be a great way to find out answers to questions youve got about work, applications, interviews and more. Mentoring also helps you make connections with people, especially if you dont have any already. You can meet people who work in jobs or companies you are considering after university and youll be starting to build your own professional network of contacts.   If the word networking puts you off going to some events, having a mentor will be a great way to find out about it in terms of work and make it much easier in future. You need to apply via CareersLink by our deadline of 4pm Friday 18 October. You can see full instructions on the Mentoring section of our website including a list of mentors currently signed up to take part. This list will be updated on Monday 14 October so please apply even if you cant see your chosen career or area youre interested on the list at the moment. All Undergraduate-highlighted career planning careers Getting started mentoring networking