Make a Difference as a Mentor
Many students are eager to connect with professionals. This is a great opportunity to share the professional skills and lessons you have learned in your career. These skills include written and oral communications; personal ethics and social image management; networking; time management; and dining, email and phone etiquette to name a few.
We would like to offer you the opportunity to mentor a student through the Redbird Career Portfolio program.
If you are interested in becoming a Redbird Career Portfolio Professional Mentor, please follow these steps:
- Email redbirdcareerportfolio@ilstu.edu We set up an account through your email address
- Next, we send you an email with your login information. This email will also include a video on navigating the website
- Fill in the Professional Summary, Areas/Industries of Interest, Skills, Values, and Career Journey sections. The website uses these inputs to match you with mentees
- Click on the Mentees tab at the top of the page to view the mentees that have been matched with you.
- Send an invitation to connect
Additionally, we encourage mentees to reach out to mentors, so once you are connected, please keep an eye on your Messages tab. When the initial message has been sent, you and your mentee can either continue communicating through MentorCloud, or you can exchange personal information. There is also a MentorCloud app available for download which sends notifications to your phone for each message you receive.
There are multiple ways to mentor - face-to-face, email, phone, zoom, skype, etc.
Please consider participating in this program because this is a unique occasion to share your skills, advice, and resources with future graduates.
If you have any other questions about the Redbird Career Portfolio or MentorCloud, please email redbirdcareerportfolio@ilstu.edu
For questions about the Redbird Career Portfolio, Suitable, or MentorCloud, please email redbirdcareerportfolio@ilstu.edu
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