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For level 6 students

A fantastic opportunity for final year undergraduate Business School, and new to 2024/2025 undergraduate Law students too, to join a mentoring scheme connected to the IoD (Institute of Directors) to help you get ahead on the career ladder. Get advice and encouragement from a Senior Manager, Director or Chief Executive.

"Every time I met my mentor, I was learning something new. I gained confidence that I never thought I would."

Your mentor will communicate regularly with you during your final year and offer support and guidance as you work towards getting your first graduate level position. This is your chance to express your ideas, career aspirations, ask questions, gain knowledge, learn techniques, and discover the secrets of being successful from a CEO, Managing Director, and/or an Entrepreneur.

Whether studying Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Economics, Hospitality, Tourism, Law or a combination of these subjects, you could have a wealth of relevant knowledge and experience at your finger tips, through your mentor.

"Being part of the mentoring programme and having someone who has been successful in the corporate world to offer advice based on their personal experiences, has been one of the most exciting things of the third year."

We have developed this opportunity together with the Institute of Directors, Europe's largest membership organisation for business leaders. They support 20,000 members through 44 regional branches across the UK, and an international network that covers six continents. Their 100-year success can be measured by the quality of their members, who are some of the most skilled and influential world leaders, from start-up entrepreneurs to directors in the public sector and CEOs of multinational organisations. Find out more about the IoD West Midlands and read more about the scheme on our Business blog.

Since 2010, the IoD Student Mentoring scheme has helped over 500 students.

Good news stories

Since 2010, the IoD Student Mentoring scheme has helped over 400 students. Here's what some of them are saying;

"I enjoyed meeting new people and getting to learn things I didn't know about before, plus the help I got for my CV was great!"

"It was an awesome experience worth having at the University."

"It was a fun way to meet new people and to network."

"I enjoyed the interaction with other students from different areas of the Business School and meeting the many mentors."

"Mentoring has helped me step outside of my comfort zone whilst building a relationship with my mentor to gain knowledge about future careers, that was easy to organise around  my studies.’"

"Mentoring for me has been a confidence builder which has given me further drive to achieve my desired career."

Mentoring celebration at Westfield Motors

All members of the IoD Student Mentoring Scheme (both students/mentees and mentors) meet as a group four times to share ideas, learning and networks. This is in addition to the monthly meetings between mentee and mentor.

  • Session one - connecting mentees with mentors
  • Session two -  focus on networking
  • Session three - developing your interview skills
  • Session four -  a celebratory event, where mentees and mentors get certificates/gifts for taking part.

Mentors and mentees have learned a lot from the sessions and had fun too. Follow the links to the news stories below and find out more about what we get up to at our get together meetings.

 

Want to be an IoD Mentee?

Applications for October 2024 are now open

Want to be an IoD Mentee?