Kellogg Alumni Mentorship Program

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• Kellogg Alumni Mentorship Program
• Overview
• October 20, 2006

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Agenda

• Overview of Alumni Mentorship Program
• Timeline Key Deadlines
• Q A

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What Is the Kellogg Alumni Mentorship Program?

• Unique opportunity to develop a one-to-one
  relationship with a Kellogg Alum
• An outlet for advice on career planning
• An opportunity to learn from someone with
  valuable experience in your field of interest
• A resource to assist you in maximizing your
  Kellogg experience

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Who are the Kellogg Mentors?

• Kellogg mentors are alumni in a wide variety of
  industries, functional roles, and parts of the
  world.
• 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.
• Alums are prepared to talk about any aspect of
  your academic or professional life that you would
  find valuablethey are not prepared to give you a
  job.

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What Is the Level of Commitment?

• Mentors and students are expected to be in
  contact at least once a quarter
• You and your mentor may decide to interact more
  frequentlyit is up to you and your mentor!
• During your initial conversation, you and your
  mentor should decide how to proceed and how often
  to interact

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Mentor Matching Methodology

• Students can search the list of available alumni
  mentors and select their top eight preferences
• Each student will be assigned a random number and
  that will be the order in which their mentor is
  assigned
• 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
• 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

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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

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Mentor Preference Selection Tips

• Dont select mentor preferences simply based on
  their seniority in their company
• 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

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Mentorship Tips

• Do
• Take 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
• Dont
• Forget to contact your mentor
• Forget about your mentor
• Ask or expect your mentor to give you a job

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Mentorship Tips Tools

• Sample Discussion Topics
• Career goals and how to create a path to
  achieving them
• Industry and functional rolesthe real deal
• Balancing professional / personal life
• Job hunting strategieshow to find your dream
  position
• Networking strategies

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Timeline

• KAMP sign-up begins on Friday, October 27th
• Search alumni mentors and submit ranked
  preferences by 500 PM on Friday, November 10th
• Students will be notified of their match by end
  of day on Friday, November 17th
• Students who wish to opt out of program need to
  email kamp_at_kellogg.northwestern.edu by 500 PM on
  Monday, November 20th
• Students should contact mentor by Thursday,
  December 7th

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• Any more questions??
• E-Mail to
• ksa-kellogg-alumni_at_kellogg.northwestern.edu

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Appendix
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Sign-Up Screen Shots

1. Go to Kellogg Serial and click on Mentorship
   Program Link OR enter https//www1.kellogg.northwe
   stern.edu/kamp/kamp.asp
2. Select Search Directory to search the KAMP
   Alumni Directory to identify mentor preferences

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Sign-Up Screen Shots

1. Log in to KAMP Alumni Directory using your
   Network ID and password

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Sign-Up Screen Shots

1. Search KAMP Alumni Directory using variables
   available - i.e. Company, Location, Position,
   etc.
2. 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
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Sign-Up Screen Shots

1. Keep track of first and last names of preferences
   identified via the Alumni Directory
2. Go to back to Kellogg Serial and click on
   Mentorship Program Link OR re-enter
   https//www20.kellogg.northwestern.edu/kamp
3. Click Rank Mentors to rank preferences

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Sign-Up Screen Shots

1. Using the drop down boxes, select your
   preferences
2. Click Submit

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Sign-Up Screen Shots

1. Confirm preferences
2. Click Submit Final

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Sign-Up Screen Shots

1. Print a copy of your final submission for your
   records
2. You will be notified of your assigned mentor