Mentors will provide guidance and answers to all and any burning career questions, while new graduates will be able to share their knowledge and ideas concerning the latest academic design technologies and processes. Personalised professional relationships can make a huge difference to a graduate’s workplace confidence.
Graduates
You will be paired with an established design professional to learn the dos and don’ts, and gain answers to any questions or concerns about entry into professional life.
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Employers
You or your nominated team members can extend your acquired wisdom and experience to a new graduate, supporting them in their early career. In return you will gain valuable insights into how designers are being taught at third level, and where their skills lie.
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How it Works
You’ll arrange to meet your mentee once a month to agree how you can best support them – whether that’s reviewing their work, connecting them with people you know or giving general words of advice and encouragement. You never know, your mentee could end up being the newest intern or junior designer on your team.
The Criteria
The mentorship programme is ideally suited to designers with three to 10 years’ experience, but also open to those whose experience exceeds 10 years; what’s more important is a willingness and openness to support, nurture and inspire new designers in their early career.