Spotlight On: The Fordham Mentoring Program

What is the Fordham Mentoring Program?

The Fordham Mentoring Program is a comprehensive, yearlong program that seeks to foster meaningful and productive one-on-one relationships between students and alumni mentors. The program is a University-wide partnership between the undergraduate colleges and the Offices of Alumni Relations and Career Services, who co-sponsor the program.

The Fordham Mentoring Team pairs students one-on-one with alumni who provide professional expertise and career advice. At the beginning of the fall semester, student and alumni participants are thoughtfully matched based off commonalities in their personal and professional profiles. Throughout the yearlong program, mentors and mentees communicate and meet regularly based off the agreed-upon terms that best suit them. In addition to these individual interactions, pairs are required to attend four milestone events over the course of the year and check in regularly to assess their progress through Checkpoint Surveys.

Students Gain Valuable Insights Through:

- Resume reviews

- On-site workplace visits

- Mock interviews

- Networking receptions

- Skill development workshops

Student Testimony:

"As a FRCH senior, I joined the Fordham University Alumni Mentoring Program and had a tremendous amount of success result from it. After connecting a couple of times with my mentor at the beginning of the year, she graciously arranged an internship in Recruiting for me with her company. After a couple of months of interning had passed and I connected with other employees, I landed a part-time job in Talent Management with a full-time offer after graduation with this company. Along the way, my mentor has given me indispensable insight, which ranged from time management tips for work tasks to ways to balance work life and social life. My mentor has definitely helped ease my transition into the business world and I am so grateful to have had this experience!"-Karyn Rahal

For more information, contact the Fordham Mentoring Team at mentor@fordham.edu.