1. Mentoring Your Students: Beyond Advising
Nicholas Salter
Faculty Development Day
October 11, 2017

2. What is Mentoring? I see this as:
Helping our students succeed in life after Ramapo!
I focus on the “career” aspect of life after Ramapo (but I argue it’s all interrelated).
This can be “snuck” into advising meetings!

3. Career Options: What They Think

4. Career Options: Reality

5. Where to Begin?

6. Step 1: Determine Career Options
Have students check out O*NET
Have students interview professionals in the field
Professional contacts in your circle
Keep in touch with recent alumni

7. Step 2: Education Requirements?

8. Step 3: Getting Prepared
Help your students with discipline- specific:
Resumes/CVs
Cover letters/personal statements
LinkedIn
Research experience
Applied experience
Class selection at Ramapo

9. Step 4: Develop a Plan

10. Bonus: Skill Development
If you have the opportunity to work one- on-one with students (such as for a research project or for an independent study), consider how you can help them develop discipline-specific skills they will need in their careers.