The BEL Career Mentoring Program (CMP) fosters belonging, professional growth, and a culture of generosity at UQ. Through strong industry connections and knowledgeable student engagement, the program enhances employability and career confidence for UQ Business Economics and Law (BEL) students.
Through strong industry connections and knowledgeable student engagement, the program enhances employability and career confidence. Grounded in the guiding values of Empower, Connect, and Inspire, this initiative goes beyond mentor matching, it builds a thriving community that supports students as they move through, and beyond their studies.
What is career mentoring?
Career mentoring is a one-to-one relationship in which an experienced individual voluntarily offers their knowledge, insight and encouragement to facilitate the learning and development of a less experienced person or person of differing experience.
A good career mentoring relationship is professional and equal, recognising that both mentor and mentee can grow from the experience. A mentor does not guarantee success and will often play contradictory roles – sometimes offering advice and support, at other times posing challenging questions and sharing critical thoughts.
Being part of the program
The program runs each semester (March to July and August to December) and is facilitated by UQ BEL Careers and Employability.
UQ student mentees are responsible for driving their mentoring relationship. This includes connecting with a mentor, initiating and maintaining regular contact, setting goals for the mentoring relationship and sharing experiences with their mentor.
UQ mentors generously volunteer their time, on average one hour per month during the program, and provide invaluable support to their student mentee. This is done by being a source of information, a sounding board, helping them explore different career pathways available to them and topics of interest.
