Alumni Mentor Background Information Form

Background Information:

Name:
Class Year: Major:

What career path are you pursuing?

Targeted Field:
List at least 10 tasks that you hope to do in this field (for help, visit O*Net):

List your related skills to date:

Geographical preferences:
Companies/organizations of possible interest:

Your contacts in the field:

What are you looking for in a mentor?

Rate the traits below on a scale of 1-5, (5 highest) Note: you may have more than one 5, but save that score for the most crucial factors.

General interest in the program:
Their experience in your field of interest
Their enthusiasm for the field
Their desire to help current students
Their established network in the field
Their access to job leads in the field
Their willingness to have ongoing contact with you

How important is it that they undertake key alumni mentoring tasks:
Meet with me once in person, preferably in the fall
Be available for monthly update calls about 15 minutes in length
Assess my competitiveness for the field
Offer suggestions and strategies to improve weak areas
Provide information about the job (job tasks, typical day, skills, outlook)
Provide a network of contacts
Plan a strategy for the best points of entry into the field

Please check any of the following you hope your mentor will provide:
Résumé critique
Practice phone interview
Job leads
Make preliminary contact with possible employment leads
Other (please specify)