Information for mentees

Students - Be Inspired!

 Join the Student Career Mentoring Program to gain career advice from industry professionals ready to help.

Option 1: Apply to be matched with a Career Mentor

  • Be individually matched with a mentor who is a professional with industry experience
  • Meet with your mentor face to face throughout the year and receive career advice and support
  • Invitations to attend networking and career planning events throughout the year
  • Automatically gain membership of the Student Career Mentoring Network

Who is this option for?

  • All students in second year and above, postgraduate students and recent graduates
  • Preference given to students who demonstrate ability to commit to regular contact with mentor
  • What is expected of matched mentees?
  • Commit to regular contact with a mentor.
  • Actively participate in developing the mentoring relationship
  • Maintain a Mentee Logbook which summarises the learning experience.

How do I apply to be matched?

  • Complete the online application
  • Upload or supply later your letter of recommendation from a community organisation, employer, faculty or school staff member
  • Attend a group interview/briefing session in April

Option 2: Join the Student Career Mentoring Network only

  • Network with professionals with experience across various industries
  • Attend networking events and career related workshops with mentors and other students
  • Receive support and advice on achieving your career goals
  • Be part of the mentoring group social network and participate in online networking

Who is this option for?

  • Any student or graduate wanting to find out more about career mentoring but not be individually matched 
  • Those unable to commit to regular contact with a mentor
  • First year students looking for a first step into mentoring

How do I join?

Program information

Individual mentoring matches successful applicants with someone who understands their field of interest and who has the life experiences to support them as they go through the decision-making process, explore jobs or find out what it’s like in the workplace.

The program runs in various formats across all campuses from April to October. Individually matched mentees will receive training, meet with their matched mentor and attend an introductory and mid program event. Students who chose only to join the career mentoring group will be invited to attend a speed mentoring and networking events as well as learn from a panel of career experts in their field.

Career mentoring can help you to:

  • Clarify your career thoughts
  • Develop valuable job hunting skills
  • Gain useful tips on how to develop your professional network
  • Share industry specific expertise
  • Help you to decide your next step
  • Understand that others were once in your position too

Additional information

Important program resources, including a Mentoring Agreement for matched mentees and mentors, are available as downloads on this page. Please follow the La Trobe University Student Career Mentoring Program Group on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com). Once you have created your own LinkedIn profile, you can join this group and network with other mentees and mentors in the program, as well as keep up with the latest news, discussions, RSS feeds and more.

Our mentors

We have mentors who cover a wide range of professions, career paths and organisations. They are drawn from both large and small employing organisations, La Trobe staff and Alumni. Our mentors are from diverse backgrounds, and include a senior fermentation technologist with the Fosters Group, a spinal research liaison officer with Austin Health, and a cost analyst working for BP Australia. Other mentors work in organisations as diverse as; the AFL, Computershare, ACER, NEC Australia, Macquarie bank and Darebin City Council.

2013 key dates

  • January
    Individual Mentor registrations open
  • March 4
    Mentee applications open
  • April 7
    Mentor and Mentee applications close
  • April 8 and 11
    Mentee interview/briefing sessions 
  • May 14
    Program Launch, Bendigo
  • May 15
    Program Launch, Melbourne
  • August 13
    Mid Program Event, Melbourne and Bendigo
  • October 16
    Program Closing Event 

Speed Mentoring and Networking Events are planned for Albury/Wodonga, Shepparton and Mildura campuses during Semester 2 (dates to be advised).

Contact

Patricia Brown
Student Career Mentoring Program Coordinator
Student Enrichment
La Trobe University, Bundoora, 3086

T: +61 (0)3 9479 3524
F: +61 (0)3 9479 1989
E: mentoring@latrobe.edu.au