CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM
KEY DATES 2021 Official mentoring period: 5 July – 15 October 2021
Chartered Accountants Australia + New Zealand partners with the UNSW Business School to deliver the Career Mentoring Program.
A Guide for Mentors
THE COMMITMENT
Mentors must be UNSW Business School and / or AGSM graduates or UNSW Business School industry partners and have at least five years of professional business experience. Mentors are required to spend a minimum of five hours with one mentee over the course of fifteen weeks.
During this unique time for our community, UNSW is committed to providing safe opportunities for alumni and industry partners to connect, mentor and learn. This year, the program will continue to provide flexibility, with the option of in-person and online mentoring sessions. Online options include face-to-face video conferencing( such as Microsoft Teams, Skype or Zoom), phone and text, email and instant messaging( such as WhatsApp). Meetings are arranged by the mentor and mentee with no formal check-ins from UNSW Business School, to allow the mentorship to develop organically.
The mentoring program is a formal university extracurricular activity that is included on students’ Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement. Therefore, it is important you commit to the minimum number of five hours to ensure your student meets the requirements for their Graduation Statement.
You may wish to spread your meetings out evenly over the fifteen weeks or conduct them all within a shorter period. It is a good idea to work out a schedule with your student during your first meeting.