UW-Stout CareerLink Mentoring Program

The Stout CareerLink Mentoring Program identifies UW-Stout alumni and others who are willing to help undergraduates and alumni with career and job hunting issues.

The goal of this program is to pair students enrolled in the UW-Stout Packaging Engineering program that wish to have a direct connection to working professionals involved in the packaging discipline. We are asking professionals located in the IoPP North Central Region, which includes Chicago, Wisconsin, Fox Valley, and Minnesota Chapters, to participate. This will allow a broader base of knowledge to draw from to better match participants with their discipline of interest.

Mentors can provide any number of the following services:

• Be a guest speaker for classes
• Conduct Informational Interviews
• Conduct a mock interview
• Discuss career paths
• Establish a co-op/internship
• Offer facility tours
• Provide job shadowing for a day
• Serve on a Program Advisory Committee
• Speak to student organizations
• Speak with fellow alumni
• Willing to critique resumes and cover letters

Professionals interested in becoming a student mentor will be requested on a volunteer basis. They will be asked to fill-out a brief application form.

To register as a new mentor:

• Go to www.myinterfase.com/uwstout/mentor
• First time-Click here to register
• Complete requested information. This is questionaire is used to provide information to pair students with an appropriate mentor. Students will also be filling out similar information. Mentors can indicate how often and when they wish to be contacted by students or alumni.

If you have any questions about the Mentor Program, please contact LaMont Meinen at:

Career Services

103 Administration Building

UW-Stout

Menomonie, WI, 54751

Ph: 715-232-1469

Email: meinenl@uwstout.edu

www.uwstout.edu/careers