Kellogg Alumni Mentorship Program
Overview
October 20, 2006
Agenda
Overview of Alumni Mentorship Program
 Timeline & Key Deadlines
Q&A
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What Is the Kellogg Alumni Mentorship
Program?
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Unique opportunity to develop a one-to-one
relationship with a Kellogg Alum
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An outlet for advice on career planning
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An opportunity to learn from someone with
valuable experience in your field of interest
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A resource to assist you in maximizing your
Kellogg experience
Who are the Kellogg Mentors?
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Kellogg mentors are alumni in a wide variety of
industries, functional roles, and parts of the world.
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Each of these alums has committed to building a
relationship with a Kellogg student. The length of the
relationship will be determined by you and your mentor.
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Alums are prepared to talk about any aspect of your
academic or professional life that you would find
valuable—they are not prepared to give you a job.
What Is the Level of Commitment?
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Mentors and students are expected to be in
contact at least once a quarter
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You and your mentor may decide to interact
more frequently—it is up to you and your
mentor!
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During your initial conversation, you and your
mentor should decide how to proceed and how
often to interact
Mentor Matching Methodology
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Students can search the list of available alumni mentors
and select their top eight preferences
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Each student will be assigned a random number and
that will be the order in which their mentor is assigned
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When the time comes for them to be matched, if their first choice is
already taken, the matching mechanism will assign them their
second choice, if that is also taken, the mechanism will move on to
their third and so forth
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In the rare situation where a student is not matched with a mentor,
KAMP will work with you to find an available mentor once matching
has been completed
Students will have a 24 hour window of opportunity to
opt-out of the program if they are not satisfied with their
assigned mentor
Just Three Simple Steps to Get a Mentor…
1) Attend Kickoff Meeting
2) Go to the Alumni Mentorship Matching System website at
https://www20.kellogg.northwestern.edu/kamp/ and rank
your top 8 mentor choices
Mentor Preference Selection Tips
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Don’t select mentor preferences simply based
on their seniority in their company
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Consider that some of the best mentors may be
less senior but more able to relate to your current
status as a student
Feel free to use geography as a mentor
selection criteria even though you are interested
in another industry
Mentorship Tips
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Do
 Take
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initiative
 Be persistent and follow up with your mentor
 Be professional and focused during conversations
 Give the Alumni Committee feedback
 Use your mentor as a real resource
Don’t
 Forget to contact your mentor
 Forget about your mentor
 Ask or expect your mentor to give you a job
Mentorship Tips & Tools
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Sample Discussion Topics
 Career
goals and how to create a path to
achieving them
 Industry
and functional roles—the real deal
 Balancing
professional / personal life
 Job
hunting strategies—how to find your
dream position
 Networking
strategies
Timeline
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KAMP sign-up begins on Friday, October 27th
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Search alumni mentors and submit ranked preferences
by 5:00 PM on Friday, November 10th
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Students will be notified of their match by end of day on
Friday, November 17th
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Students who wish to ‘opt out’ of program need to email
[email protected] by 5:00 PM on
Monday, November 20th
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Students should contact mentor by Thursday,
December 7th
Any more questions??
E-Mail to:
[email protected]
Appendix
Sign-Up Screen Shots
1)
Go to Kellogg Serial and click on Mentorship Program Link OR enter
https://www1.kellogg.northwestern.edu/kamp/kamp.asp
2)
Select “Search Directory” to search the KAMP Alumni Directory to identify mentor
preferences
Sign-Up Screen Shots
3)
Log in to KAMP Alumni Directory using your Network ID and password
Sign-Up Screen Shots
4)
Search KAMP Alumni Directory using variables available - i.e.
Company, Location, Position, etc.
5)
Identify up to 8 mentor preferences
Ensure that you follow the
instructions provided in
this presentation to search
for mentors via the
Kellogg Alumni
Mentorship Program Club
Directory and NOT the
general alumni directory
Sign-Up Screen Shots
6)
Keep track of first and last names of preferences identified via the Alumni
Directory
7)
Go to back to Kellogg Serial and click on Mentorship Program Link OR re-enter
https://www20.kellogg.northwestern.edu/kamp
8)
Click “Rank Mentors” to rank preferences
Sign-Up Screen Shots
9)
Using the drop down boxes, select your preferences
10) Click “Submit”
Sign-Up Screen Shots
11) Confirm preferences
12) Click “Submit Final”
Sign-Up Screen Shots
13) Print a copy of your final submission for your records
14) You will be notified of your assigned mentor