Alumni Leadership Mentoring

Open now until Monday 6 May 2019.

Eligibility: Open to undergraduates currently in their penultimate year (and are due to graduate in July 2020). Plus medical and dental science undergraduate students currently in their third or fourth year.

Benefits for you

The Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme (ALMP) has been designed to help you decide on a career journey that is right for you and allows you to be the best you can be.

Gain real insight into a sector and a leadership role within this
Learn from an inspirational and friendly mentor, who wants to invest their time in your development
Establish a professional relationship that can continue after the scheme
Sound out your ideas with a mentor who will give you constructive and honest feedback to help you make informed decisions.

View previous case studies and videos from past students who have participated in the programme.

Process and timeline

There are 2 steps to the process:

Submit application form by the deadline of Monday 6 May 2019. This takes just a few hours of your time, which isn't much considering how great this opportunity is!
Attend interview if your application is successfully shortlisted. This is an opportunity for us to meet in person to have a chat with you to understand how we can support your career journey - we want to bring out the best in you so please don't be intimidated by this when applying!

Timeline:

Deadline for applications: Monday 6 May 2019
Applications to be reviewed: Tuesday 7 to Friday 17 May 2019
Email to confirm whether or not you have been invited for an interview: by Friday 17 May 2019
(For interview invites only) Interview support training session: Tuesday 21 May 2019, details will be in the email
Interviews: Monday 3 to Tuesday 11 June 2019
Confirmation of successfully securing a mentor: by end of June 2019

NOTE: if you are not in Birmingham during the time of the interviews (as you might be on a year abroad, for example) - we can conduct an interview over Skype. You can also mention on your application form the preferred dates/times depending on time zones (if you are abroad).

If you have any questions, please email mentoring@contacts.bham.ac.uk.