How do I know if Career Mentoring is right for me?

As part of Career Mentoring at the University of Graz, graduates of the University of Graz pass on their wealth of experience to students and recent graduates to help them make career decisions and get started in practice.
Sounds promising? Here's how to decide for yourself if Career Mentoring is for you:


Step 1: Where do I currently stand?

Sounds logical, but first, as a mentee, you should be become clear about it, where one stands straight. Here the study progress plays plays a decisive role. A mentorship is already useful for bachelor's students, for example. students when they start looking for a suitable focus for their master's degree. master's degree. Or for master's students who want to gain industry insights, to better plan their professional careers.

So: Where do you currently stand?


Step 2: What questions are currently bothering me?

The search for a mentor usually begins then, when I have questions that I myself or my study environment me not can answer. In the following considerations, for example, Career Mentoring is already many mentees an important support:

  • The path after the bachelor: Should I continue studying or can I already find a suitable job with the study?
  • Search for the study focus: Which contents of my studies are really in demand in practice and where? Which jobs and industries are open to me?
  • Search for an internship: In which industry should I look and how do I apply for it?
  • Reality check for career ideas: Is the job really as casual as it sounds? What opportunities are open to me with it?

In short: For all questions about the choice of study and career entry, information from the field provide the best answers. Who, if not an experienced person who has already gone through exactly these steps, can give a better assessment of what really matters?


Step 3: Read testimonials and decide for yourself

To reflect the mood in the mentoring tandems. reflect, we have posted on our website a whole series of Testimonials from mentees and mentor:s collected on our website. This will give you a good insight into the diverse content of mentoring and, above all, how much it and, above all, how much it supports your own further development.

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Step 4: Is a suitable mentor available?

No mentoring without the protagonist:inside: So start with the search! Even without registering on the platform, you can look here in the search mask to see if a suitable mentor is available at the moment. is available. This will enable you to assess for yourself the extent to which mentoring makes sense for you at the moment and what added value it offers. mentoring makes sense for you at the moment and what added value the wealth of Experience treasure can give at the present time.

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In any case, the Career Mentoring Team is very happy to support you in your decision! We will discuss your concerns and questions with you and can give you an assessment on whether the mentoring program is right for you!

Contact: mentoring@uni-graz.at, Phone: +43 316 380 1821

Or use our contact form: https://careercenter.uni-graz.at/de/beratung/career-mentoring/



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