**Kent Career Mentoring 2022 has finished**

Kent Career Mentoring is a career mentoring programme that pairs Kent alumni with second and third year undergraduate students, as well as postgraduate students, to help them gain an insight into professional life.

Mentors help students to develop their knowledge and professional skills, which ensures that students begin their journey into the professional world with a solid foundation of knowledge.

Benefits for students

• Get valuable career support, advice and encouragement from an established professional
• Learn from the experiences of others
• Explore your chosen industry, sector or role
• Get job search, application and interview guidance
• Identify goals and establish a sense of direction
• Develop employability skills and grow in confidence
• Improve your communication and personal skills
• Establish and build connections

When will mentoring take place?

Kent Career Mentoring takes place over four months (October 2022  – February 2023) with students speaking with their mentors at least once per month (meetings can be virtual, by phone or in person).

If successful, you must be able to commit to a minimum of 4x conversations with your mentor during the four month programme.

Eligibility – who can apply

The programme is open to:

• Students who will be starting stage 2 and stage 3 respectively, in September 2022
• Students enrolled on a postgraduate course in September 2022

Students from the following schools are eligible to apply:

• School of Anthropology & Conservation
• School of Economics
• School of Psychology
• School of Politics and International Relations

How to apply

The 2022 programme has finished.

Thank you for your interest.

Application process

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)