Q Mentorship: Connecting business students and alumni mentors
Alumna Shanelle Trinidad mentored student Isabella Pradhan through the Q Mentorship Program, which helped Isabella land an internship in New York City.
Last spring, Junior Isabella Pradhan received a phone call she鈥檒l never forget: she had earned a paid finance internship in New York City.
On the phone to share the good news was Shanelle Trinidad (BBA 鈥�09), Pradhan鈥檚 mentor through the Q Mentorship Program and a vice president in Equity Sales at Jefferies Financial Group.
鈥淚 never would have had the opportunity to intern in New York or learn from Shanelle without the Q Mentorship Program,鈥� says Pradhan.
Connecting students and professionals
The Q Mentorship Program is a supplement to Quinlan鈥檚 BSAD 220 Career Preparation course. Through the class, business students are paired with a mentor who is either a 黑料门graduate or a business professional connected to Loyola.
For Trinidad, volunteering to be a mentor was an easy decision.
鈥淚 certainly wouldn鈥檛 have made it this far in my career if I didn鈥檛 have people who cared enough about my progress to help me build upon my skillset,鈥� she says. 鈥淭here鈥檚 great value in mentorship, and I wanted to give back.鈥�
According to Trinidad, the most valuable aspect of mentorship is having access to people who have experience in a potential career path.
鈥淵ou can discuss someone鈥檚 day-to-day, their own experience in getting their foot in the door, quality of life, etc.,鈥� she says. 鈥淣ot only that, but you can make a connection with someone who has the potential to get your foot in that door.鈥�
Launching careers
Trinidad certainly helped open doors for her mentee: Pradham attended several events with her mentor, including flying to New York to attend Jefferies鈥� Inspiring Women for Finance Symposium. Subsequently, Pradham was invited back to New York to interview for an internship at Jefferies. 鈥淎nd she got it!鈥� says Trinidad.
鈥淭he Q Mentorship program is really what you make of it,鈥� adds Trinidad. 鈥淔inance was never on Isabella鈥檚 radar as a potential career, and I鈥檓 happy that she鈥檚 considering it given the experience that she鈥檚 had with me.鈥�
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