The problem
Graduates leave campus and scatter across different cities for their careers. They often end up in different time zones. When a recent graduate needs advice from someone who has walked the same path, distance makes it difficult.
Finding one time that suits both people takes round after round of emails. Someone suggests a Tuesday afternoon, but it is already evening for the other person. The conversation often stops before the first meeting even happens.
How organizations usually handle it
Alumni associations usually handle this with a yearly reunion on campus or a newsletter. Both keep memories alive, but they do not help a graduate who needs advice today. Local chapters try to organize dinners, but these only reach people who live in the same city.
How mentoring solves it
Mentoring bridges this gap. Mentoring means an experienced person meets a newer graduate regularly, over months, with a clear goal. The experienced graduate knows the industry, the city or the challenges of moving away.
Because they meet online, distance no longer matters. A graduate in one city can get advice from a senior leader across the world. They build a real relationship that helps the newer graduate grow and keeps the senior graduate connected to the community.
How it works on Mentornity
Time zones handled automatically
Mentors set their free hours once. When a graduate looks for a meeting, they see those free hours translated into their own time zone.
Built-in video rooms
Meetings run smoothly online. Alumni can use the built-in video room, or connect their own Zoom, Teams or Google Meet accounts.
Local city meetups
When alumni are in the same city, they can meet in person. City meetups are program events, complete with registration and a calendar invitation.
Gentle reminders
The evening before, everyone gets a summary of the next day's meetings. After the meeting, a reminder asks them to leave feedback.
Susan Whitfield Mentor What you can measure
Your team sees who has not met for thirty days, and Mentornity AI suggests an email.
You track registrations for local city meetups and other program events.
You gather feedback from alumni, prompted by automatic reminders after each meeting.
Questions
Do alumni need to calculate time zone differences?
No. Each person sees free hours in their own time zone. Mentornity handles the conversion automatically.
Can alumni use their own video tools?
Yes. Meetings run in the built-in video room, or alumni can use Zoom, Teams or Google Meet.
How do we handle alumni who stop meeting?
Your team sees a list of people who have not met for thirty days. Mentornity AI proposes an email to help you reach out.