Ruth, English student, applied to the Career Mentor Scheme to gain advice on how to gain work experience in the industry and improve her employability. Through the scheme, Ruth was paired with a Self-employed Translator and Teacher at Sarah L. Kirkby Uebersetzungen. This mentor’s main responsibilities include translation of texts including quality and punctuality, and teaching of English to all levels.

“Well worth getting involved in”

Ruth achieved many objectives including received very good, detailed advice about the sector itself, increased knowledge of sector entry requirements and improved knowledge of further education and professional courses related to this sector.

Ruth shared her experience:

What did you find most useful from the mentoring experience?

I found the advice I was given about good and bad aspects and the logistics of working in that profession to be very useful.

What message would you give to a student thinking of applying for the Career Mentor Scheme?

If you are thinking of going into a specific sector this will give you so much more insight than a simple google search and yahoo answers! Well worth getting involved in.