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Home > Career Resources > Alumni > Networking > Mentor Program

Mentor Program

MentorLink

The Career Resource Center, in cooperation with the School of Management Alumni Association, sponsors an alumni mentor program, MentorLink. 

The alumni mentor program provides a way for UB School of Management students to contact UB School of Management alumni who are interested in helping students with their career planning and exploration. This is not a job referral program; rather, it is designed to provide opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to speak with professionals to obtain career-related information such as:

  • Job duties and responsibilities
  • Career advancement paths
  • Industry developments
  • Strength of the job market
  • Professional associations
  • Names of potential employers
  • Relocation information/housing considerations

Mentor's Role

The mentor's role is to volunteer their time and knowledge. They serve as guides, advisors, idea generators and information providers. They may serve as a source of job leads or industry contacts but they are not recruiters and should not be expected to "get jobs" for students.

Become a Mentor

Interested alumni complete a MentorLink profile through BizLink that includes the individual's name, title, employer, address, education and e-mail address. Information is also requested concerning the career fields about which the mentor feels he/she can share information with students.

Once you submit your MentorLink profile through BizLink, you will be sent an e-mail message containing a user name and password. This will allow you to come back to this Web site and update your information.

Alumni who are already using BizLink to post jobs or register for CRC events, can simply send an e-mail to mgt-crc@buffalo.edu requesting access to MentorLink. 

To update your profile once you have become a mentor, log in to BizLink (for Employers).   

Mentoring Process

  • Finding a Mentor

    Students and job-seeking alumni who are interested in contacting a mentor can search for mentors through BizLink (for Students). They can search by career field, geographic location, employer and degree.

  • Contacting Mentors

    Students initially will contact mentors by e-mail through an automated message from BizLink, which is imbedded with a personalized message from the student. Often, subsequent contacts occur; mentors will let students know whether e-mail, telephone or face-to-face contact best fit into their schedule. For more information on how to conduct informational interviews, please see 40 Questions to Ask in an Informational Interview.

  • Program Evaluations

    Both students and mentors are encouraged to provide feedback to the Career Resource Center concerning the quality of the MentorLink program. We ask you to please complete the online evaluation form after being contacted by a student. We appreciate all the feedback and will use it to make this program better. Submit your feedback using the form below.

Forms

Program Evaluation