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Preslav, Engineering and Product Design

Preslav, a Computer Science student, was interested in pursuing a career in the Information Technology sector and so wanted to build strong contact within the industry, learn more about different aspects of the sector and gain realistic insight. Through the Career Mentor Scheme, he was matched with the Head of Product for Crowdcude Ltd. This role involves leading the Product Management team and coordinating the design, development, and launch of products for users. This mentor also has worked as Product Manager for Google in both Sydney and California, and Sustaining Development Engineer for Sun Microsystems.

You can only benefit from this scheme.”

Preslav achieved all of his objectives including broadening his knowledge about what it is like to work in a big company, improved personal development skills and increased knowledge of sector entry requirements.

Preslav shared his experience with us:

What did you find most useful from the mentoring experience?

Learning more about the Mentor’s experience, talking about future technologies with him, getting a clear understanding of what interviewers expect from the candidates and how to stand out from the crowd.

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

You can only benefit from this scheme.

Eneida, Information Services

Eneida was interested in going into the Information Services sector. Through the Career Mentor Scheme she was matched with a Senior Bid Manager at Atos IT Services Limited. This mentor is an experienced professional in the sector and also has experience in Management and Consultancy, and HR.

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Eneida was extremely pleased with the ways in which she benefited from the scheme.

What were the highlights of the scheme for you?

Meeting and interacting with someone who gave me a fantastic insight into the industry I want to go in and increased my knowledge of what opportunities there are out there. Really enjoyed immunisations with my mentor.

What did you find most useful from the mentoring experience?

Insight into my chose profession for definite.

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

I found my mentor incredibly helpful and her insight and advice is exactly what I was after. Definitely a worthwhile scheme!

The highlight for the mentor was:

Having the opportunity to help someone on a personal level – especially getting my mentee invited to an event being run by my company, assisting through application process and showing her round the head office