{"id":76,"date":"2017-08-15T09:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T09:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/?p=76"},"modified":"2017-08-15T09:45:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T09:45:19","slug":"make-connections-create-change-kcl-alumni-mentoring-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/2017\/08\/15\/make-connections-create-change-kcl-alumni-mentoring-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Connections. Create Change: KCL Alumni Mentoring Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><strong>The King\u2019s Alumni Mentoring Programme connects students with alumni worldwide. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Alumni can provide career advice, professional insights and support to students from all Faculties and at all levels of their degrees. In the past, through their mentoring relationships with alumni, student have received hours of interview practice, CV advice, work shadowing experiences and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Through the online platform\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingsconnect.aluminate.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>King\u2019s Connect<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: black\">, students can search for alumni and connect with them straight away<\/span><span style=\"color: #1f497d\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/202\/files\/2017\/08\/leaflet-KC-digital-draft.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/202\/files\/2017\/08\/leaflet-KC-digital-draft.png\" alt=\"KCL Alumni Connect\" width=\"1025\" height=\"1389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/files\/2017\/08\/leaflet-KC-digital-draft.png 1025w, https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/files\/2017\/08\/leaflet-KC-digital-draft-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/files\/2017\/08\/leaflet-KC-digital-draft-756x1024.png 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Using\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alumni.kcl.ac.uk\/mentoring\"><strong>King\u2019s Connect<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>is simple:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alumni.kcl.ac.uk\/mentoring\">kcl.ac.uk\/mentoring<\/a>\u00a0and complete registration.<\/li>\n<li>Create a user profile on King\u2019s Connect that includes your photo, biography and personal information.<\/li>\n<li>Search for mentors from around the world who meet your criteria and begin connecting by sending them a mentoring request.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Alumni and students at all levels and stages of their degree are able to register for King\u2019s Connect. Registration is open year-round, and both mentors and mentees are invited to an exclusive series of mentoring events, giving you the opportunity to connect with alumni mentors in person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Fore more information on the King&#8217;s Alumni community, Alumni events, and more go to the King&#8217;s Alumni homepage:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.kcl.ac.uk\/\">https:\/\/alumni.kcl.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The King\u2019s Alumni Mentoring Programme connects students with alumni worldwide. Alumni can provide career advice, professional insights and support to students from all Faculties and at all levels of their degrees. In the past, through their mentoring relationships with alumni, student have received hours of interview practice, CV advice, work shadowing experiences and more. 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