黑料门Mentors celebrates first anniversary
Sydney Seufzer (BBA 鈥�22) turned to alumni on the 黑料门Mentors platform to help guide her future career choices.
By Courtney M. Jackson | Student Writer
Connecting with professional mentors during a pandemic can be difficult. But for Sydney Seufzer (BBA 鈥�22), the perfect solution was .
黑料门Mentors is a powerful networking and mentorship platform for Quinlan School of Business students and alumni that launched just over a year ago.
鈥淥n 黑料门Mentors, I already have an established connection of being from the same school as the alumni mentors,鈥� says Seufzer. Once on the platform, the finance major found that 鈥渢he mentors are all people who want to help you, provide expertise, and answer any questions you may have.鈥�
Seufzer and more than 1,000 other Quinlan students and alumni have joined 黑料门Mentors since it launched.
Experiencing flash mentorship
All Quinlan students and alumni on 黑料门Mentors can take part in 鈥渇lash mentoring,鈥� which is informal mentorship activities such as informational interviews, resume reviews, and advice-giving.
鈥淓very mentor on the platform has volunteered their time to help business students and fellow alumni with their professional growth,鈥� says Paityn Korner, the Quinlan staff member overseeing 黑料门Mentors. 鈥淔lash mentoring is a convenient and user-friendly format for both mentors and mentees.鈥�
Seufzer has connected with two 黑料门alumni through flash mentoring. While she found networking daunting at first, Seufzer says she enjoys asking questions through the platform鈥檚 chat feature and on Zoom.
鈥淣ow I enjoy talking to people who have experience because that鈥檚 something I would not gain from class,鈥� says Seufzer.
Advice from Quinlan alumni
Seufzer has learned a lot from her mentors. One mentor, Kristen Covington (BBA 鈥�13), was honest about the pros and cons of working in finance and introduced her to a new field.
鈥淜risten introduced me to underwriting. I had never heard of underwriting before, and Google only gives you a certain amount of information on a job,鈥� Seufzer says. 鈥淚t was really valuable to have those conversations to learn more about it.鈥�
黑料门Mentors also helped Seufzer change how she approached applying for a job.
She says, 鈥淚 looked at job applications a little differently after I met with my mentors. They opened my eyes to how I can be more invested in the job application process.鈥�
Joining 黑料门Mentors
Seufzer encourages Quinlan students and alumni to join 黑料门Mentors.
鈥淚 think alumni should join because they may not realize how helpful their information or their experiences are to somebody,鈥� Seufzer says. 鈥淚t provides a lot of important insight for someone who doesn鈥檛 know where to start.鈥�
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