The problem
Many graduates decide they want a new career years after they leave school. They read articles and look at job boards, but they do not know where to start. The new field feels closed off.
They often take online courses to learn new skills. Courses teach the theory, but they do not show what the daily work is really like. A certificate does not tell them how to get an interview or what the hiring manager actually wants.
How organizations usually handle it
Alumni associations usually send out newsletters with job postings or host large networking events. These events are loud and brief. A graduate might collect a few business cards, but they rarely get the deep, honest advice they need to make a major life change.
How mentoring solves it
Mentoring means an experienced person meets one graduate regularly, over months, with a clear goal. Here, the right mentor is an alumnus who already works in the target field. They know the reality of the job and how to break into the industry.
Because they meet again and again, the mentor can guide the graduate step by step. They help them figure out who they want to become and what they need to do to get there. The graduate gets a clear view of the new career before they make the leap.
How it works on Mentornity
A mentor in the right field
Graduates and mentors apply through your own forms. Matching rules and Mentornity AI propose an alumnus who works in the chosen field, and your team approves every match in one click.
Clear goals for the future
Using mentoring tools, the graduate and mentor write down who the graduate wants to become and what they will do about it. This keeps their meetings focused on the career change.
A next step after every meeting
Each mentoring meeting ends with the next step written down, with an owner and a date. This could be a short call with someone else in the field or updating a resume.
Booking without the emails
Mentors set their free hours once, repeating every week. Graduates book a slot themselves, and both get a calendar invitation with the meeting link.
Or a mentor pool, with rules
Not every program needs fixed matches. In a pool program, mentors open their free hours and students and members book them themselves. Rules still decide who sees whom: for example, a student sees only alumni who studied the same subject.
What you can measure
Your team sees every booked and completed meeting in one list.
You see which graduates have not met their mentor for 30 days, and can send an email proposed by Mentornity AI.
You read the feedback left by mentors and graduates after their meetings.
Questions
Does Mentornity find jobs for the graduates?
No. Mentornity runs the mentoring: it matches graduates with experienced alumni, keeps their meetings going and tracks progress. The job search is done by the graduate with their mentor's advice.
Can graduates choose their own meeting times?
Yes. Mentors set the hours they are free. Graduates pick a slot themselves, and both sides get a calendar invitation.
What happens if a graduate stops attending meetings?
Your team sees a list of matches that have not met for 30 days. You can send an email proposed by Mentornity AI to check in and help them restart.