Emily, Zoology student, applied to the Career Mentor Scheme to improve her employability, receive advice in finding work experience in this area and gain some useful contacts. Through the scheme, Emily was matched with the Principal Research Scientist at Rothamsted Research. This mentor specialises in the agricultural inventory of greenhouse gases and research on gaseous emissions from agricultural soils.

“It gives you an idea as to whether you want to go into that”

Emily achieved all of her objectives including learning how to write effective applications, receiving help with her CV and increasing her knowledge of sector entry requirements.

Emily told us more about her experience:

What were your highlights of the scheme?

Got to know more about the jobs that I would potentially be interested in going into and got an offer of doing some work experience with my mentor.

What did you find most useful from the mentoring experience?

Work experience and getting an idea of how she got into the profession.

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

Apply for something you are interested in and learn more about the sector and try and get some work experience with them as it gives you an idea as to whether you want to go into that sector as well as giving you networking opportunities.