Learn from industry professionals
Guidance from a mentor can help you to get the most out of your study and expand your knowledge of future options and job-seeking strategies. Whether you’re exploring potential career paths or already have a career in mind, mentors challenge, motivate and inspire you to pursue your goals.
Mentoring is a great way to
- Find out about alternative career paths and options post-study
- Learn from a professional about how to successfully adjust to the working world
- Develop your career plan and align your goals to your value
- Gain confidence in your potential career direction
- Increase your confidence in networking and professional communication skill
- Improve your chances of securing a job or graduate admission by developing a professional resume and practising your interviewing technique.
Register for our Ask Alumni program
Our Ask Alumni program is available to all University of Melbourne students and connects you with graduates from around the world. Explore potential career paths and get insights into organisational culture one conversation at a time.
Career mentoring program
The Career mentoring program connects you with University of Melbourne alumni for one-to-one mentoring to support your career exploration and prepare you for working in your industry or profession of interest. Please check your faculty eligibility criteria below.
Important things to know about career mentoring
A career mentoring relationship is different to other student services you might access. For example, a mentor won’t take the place of your tutors or lecturers and can’t provide you with the psychological support you might receive from a university counsellor.
A mentor is not a recruiter or employer - they work with you to explain the expectations of employers and how to make informed decisions on career paths.
Mentoring partnerships are most successful when you are committed to engaging your mentor and respecting boundaries.