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Rachel, Accounting and Auditing

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Between May of her penultimate year and October of her final year Economics student Rachel was mentored by the UK/I Finance Controller at Unilever.

This mentor’s responsibility at Unilever is to lead a team of 80 people across all the key financial areas of the business. His has previously held various positions at Procter & Gamble, as a Financial Controller, Sales Finance Manager and Marketing Finance Manager. Prior to that he was a Tax Structured Finance Manager at Deloitte.

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Rachel discussed the advantages she got out of the scheme with us. Amongst other things their partnership achieved, Rachel received help with application forms and covering letters and developed her confidence to seek graduate level employment.

What were the highlights of the scheme for you?

Learning about what my career mentor did and getting advice on how to get there myself.

What did you find most useful from the mentoring experience?

Advice from somebody who works in the industry and can give advice on how to do well in interviews.

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

Make the most of the opportunity.

Chun, Charity and Development Work

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Chun, studying a postgraduate degree in Accounting and Finance shared with us what he gained from being matched with a mentor in the Charity & Development Work sector who found his own company, offering training, private tuition and proofreading of assignments to students from a Business degree.

Chun shared with us what he got out of the 6-month long partnership with his mentor.

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 What did you find most useful?

Insight into my profession and figured out what specific moves to show a full package of me as an employee to potential employers.

What objectives did you achieve?

Increased knowledge of the general recruitment process in career aspect, and brought out a clear understanding on what characteristics a particular firm may be required.

What message would you give students thinking of applying for the Career Mentor Scheme?

 Being able to get constant advice from an alumnus is such a privileged experience. The mentor not only focused on my personal development, but also actively offered genuine guidance to enhance my skill sets for future employability.