The OIU Career Mentoring Program creates an opportunity for Old Ignatians to foster meaningful connections, share insights and inspire career advancement or change. While the program is open to all, for young alumni, a mentor can provide practical guidance, professional insight and the confidence that comes from having a trusted sounding board. Importantly, mentoring is not a one-way exchange. Mentors consistently report that they gain as much as they give.

Engaging with alumni provides fresh perspectives, exposure to new ideas and technologies, and a renewed appreciation for the opportunities and challenges facing emerging generations. As author John C. Maxwell famously said, "One of the highest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination." 

Whether you are taking your first steps in a career or have decades of experience to share, participating as a mentee or mentor is an opportunity to give back, learn, and help foster the values of service, leadership and community that define the OIU. 

Go to https://oiu.org.au/#careermentoring to learn more. The OIU Mentoring program uses the MentorCloud platform, matching attributes and interests of mentees with mentors who register to use the program. The first step for both mentors and mentees is to email mentoring@oiu.org.au with a brief bio and areas of interest (mentees) or expertise (mentors). You will then be given access to the platform with guidance for how to use its features, which facilitates mentees to contact potential mentors to start a conversation. If you have previously registered as a mentor, perhaps it may be time to go into the platform and refresh your profile.