How Peer Mentoring Got Me a Job
I’m a fourth-year honours sociology student. After the last academic year I had no idea what I was going to do in the future. I did, however, see a poster advertising peer mentoring and thought why not.
So, I applied for the program and was accepted. I did a lot of cool things like playing Life with international students and learning to make a podcast.
After the first term of this academic year I heard about a job at the students’ union opening up. I decided to go for it and apply. I ended up getting the job.
A major reason why I got my job is the varied experience that peer mentoring has given me. I’ve interacted with students, planned activities, and self-taught myself a technological skill solely through peer mentoring.
Volunteering as a peer mentor opened up new possibilities in the job market for me. Even though I have no idea where I’ll end up in the job market I’ve landed somewhere really good for the moment because of my peer mentoring experience.
PAL Brett