Mentorship

What’s the point?

Introduce Yourself

• What kind of animal would you be if you were, indeed, other than human?

Objectives

• To understand the challenges businesses face

• To understand the challenges graduate students face

• To understand the world of work

• To understand Mentoring

Challenges Businesses Face

• Bottom line issues – Time is money• Shareholders• Accountability• Hiring challenges• Problem employees• Overcoming the problems

Challenges Students Face

• Money concerns

• Job availability

• Lack of skills

• Cultural differences

How did you get a job?

• Family member

• Friend

• Networking

• Information Interviews

Do you have Skills?•  •  • TRANSFERRABE SKILLS EXERCISE•  • Describe a time when…  Description

•  • …you committed your enthusiasm and energy to a specific project/job• • • • • • …you stood up for yourself and stated what you wanted• • • • • • …you participated in team sports, groups, or organizations• • • • • • …you designed, created, built, made, fixed up something that gave you a sense of satisfaction. Tell why you felt good about it…• • • …you successfully overcame some difficulty/s or barrier/s• • • • • … when someone praised, acknowledged or counted on you for something• • • •

How business is done

• Can I please have $40,000.00? What’s your answer?

• It’s all about the business and the pain that business is feeling.

• Remember…the bottom line

Costs of Hiring

• Writing script of job posting

• Posting the placement (newspaper, Internet etc.)

• Reviewing Documents (cover letters/resumes)

• Interviewing

Costs of losing an employee

• Training – minimum of 2 salaries over an extended period of time

• Minimum of 3 years to recuperate those costs

• Confidential information

It’s NOT about you!

• How many “I’s” are in your Cover letter?• Purpose of a Cover Letter…• It’s ALL about the business!!!!!• How can you fix their problem?• Does your resume give them what they’re asking

for? Or is it all about you?• Purpose of the resume… • Follow the job posting and you will accomplish

what you’ve set out to do… get the interview!

GSA Mentorship Program• Continuous Intake• Matching process• Questions to ask the Mentor• Goal setting (SMART)

SpecificMeasurableAttainableRealisticTime specific

Questions?

Thank you!