MENTEES

Being matched with a mentor who works in a field of your interest or related to your programme of study will provide many benefits including:

• Receiving guided professional advice.
• Provision of resources that will help you with career decision making
• Enhancement of soft and hard skills.
• Provision of guidance in helping you makes the transition from university to the workforce.
• Opportunity for networking.
• Develop skills that will assist you in your job search, applying for graduate school or starting a business.

MENTORS

For mentors, this is an opportunity to share your knowledge and insight with a student who is willing to learn. Other benefits include:

• Gaining personal satisfaction from fostering the professional development of a student.
• An opportunity to further develop your leadership skills.
• Public acknowledgment of Palm University College as a corporate mentor.

Corporate Mentor (Employee)

• Employment
  • The minimum qualification is a Bachelor’s degree.
  • He/She must have a minimum of 5 years experience.
  • He/She must be working in an organization of high repute and must communicate career success stories and achievements.
• Entrepreneurship
  • He/She must have founded or launched an organization and run a registered business.
  • Minimum qualification is a Bachelor’s degree.
  • The business must have been in operation for at least 3 years.
    

Mentee (Student)

• • Be a sophomore, junior, or senior at Palm University College.
  • Have a CGPA of 2.0 or higher.
  • Have a definite or some idea of career goals.
  • Willingness to commit to the program for an academic year.

Throughout the mentoring relationship, mentors and mentees are to ensure regular communication.

It is recommended that the mentor and mentee commit to meeting at least once in a month. Mentors and mentees are encouraged to meet face-to-face, but not required. Mediums like Zoom, Google Meet, WhatsApp, Phone, Email, and LinkedIn can be used.

Mentors are expected to:

• Offer career guidance and general professional advice.
• Review and understand the mentee’s profile and action plan.
• Create and maintain a professional relationship with mentee.
• Share knowledge, experience and perspectives while fostering learning by listening and asking questions.
• Provide insight for students into your area(s) of expertise, if necessary.
• Provide positive and constructive feedback where necessary.
• Provide information for students regarding internships and full-time employment opportunities.
• Keep conversations confidential. Mentors are not expected to discuss mentee’s information with other professionals, staff, or peers. Palm expects its mentors and mentees to trust one another and be able to share struggles without judgments.

 Mentees are expected to:

• Commit to career and professional development.
• Drive the mentoring relationship by reaching out the mentor.
• Acknowledge and respect professional boundary with mentor.
• Create his/her own goals, fill out the goal sheet and review them with your mentor.
• Observe and adhere to all ethical standards to achieve set goals.
• Keep an open mind to mentor’s ideas, suggestions and relevant experiences.
• Prepare in advance for mentoring meetings.
• Be open to feedback and different ways of thinking.

Keep conversations confidential. Mentees are not expected to discuss mentor’s information with other professionals, staff, or peers. Palm expects its mentors and mentees to trust one another and be able to share struggles without judgments

This formal mentoring relationship shall last for one academic year. However, the mentor and mentee can decide to stay in touch after the period elapses.

To apply:

• Check the eligibility criteria.
• Click on the form to apply and submit your profile.
  • APPLY TO BE A CORPORATE MENTOR
    •  Employment Track
    • Entrepreneurship Track
  • APPLY TO BE A MENTEE 

Key Dates and Time Commitments

• Registration for the 2023/24 Corporate Mentorship Program is open. 
• The introductory meeting will take place in September 2023.  More details will be shared in the coming month.

The information obtained from the applications of each mentor/mentee survey will be used to do the matching. The Department will facilitate the matching process and pair mentees with mentors.

Self-Matching

Mentors and mentees have the ability to ‘self-match’ themselves. If there is someone specific you are interested in mentoring or being mentored by, both parties will be required to email careerservices@palm.edu.gh to confirm your acceptance of the mentoring relationship.