Resources

Getting Started

Schedule monthly face-to-face meetings

Talk about personal goals and create an action plan with your student

Don’t be afraid to stretch your student professionally

Utilize advisor community for network assignments

Eight Pro-Tips for Effective Mentoring Relationships.

Protect your time together. Honor that commitment and make it a priority.
Come prepared. Review notes and be ready to engage & follow up.
Focus your time. Have a "hot topic."
Check your "inner game" beforehand. Be present to this; get in the right attitude/mindset.

Be intentionally curious. Listen actively and ask questions (why...? what...?).
Be open and honest. Share what's really going on in your life; be willing to "be known."
Follow up after. Send a quick text or email to report & check in.
Celebrate the wins. Expect good things - real growth - and acknowledge it when it happens.

Dan Foster, Vice President and Principal Coach at Building Champions, Inc. 2021 Ignite Launch keynote address.

The key to Ignite lies in building trust and conversing about topics students won’t find in the classroom

Conversation Topics

Tips to increase career readiness

Skills development

Interview preparation

How to make your career work for you

Importance of note taking

Demonstrating accountability

Dos and Don'ts of “Managing up”

Review career options

Networking skills

Role of internships

Work-life balance

Employee benefits (what they are and how they work)

Corporate cultures / environments

Faith journey / Faith in the workplace

Self-care in a demanding career

Finding community after college

Pro tips for meetings (as a facilitator and participant)

Managing your paycheck / personal finances

Choosing authenticity to build trust

Tips for becoming a valuable team member

The role of humility in professional advancement

The importance of having fun as a personal discipline

Imposter syndrome (what it is and how to overcome)

Harassment awareness and prevention

Goal setting 101

Stand-out communication skills

Influencing others and shaping work culture

Surprises from your first job

Delivering / receiving constructive feedback

Current / past work projects

Graduate school / professional certifications

Various paths and opportunities within your field

Offer input on a school project

How to negotiate with your hiring manager

Insider tips for preparing a stand-out resumé

The highs and lows of your career

Review their job / internship offer

Take CliftonStrengths together and discuss your results

Choosing between job offers / weighing pros and cons

Types of fields / jobs with different companies

Conduct a mock interview

Professional development

Leveraging failure as a tool for success

Meet-ups between Ignite Industry Mentors and students can take on many forms. Think outside the box.

Meet-Up Ideas

Invite your student to join in your hobbies ...and join in theirs
Volunteer for a service activity together
Do something fun
Have your student over for dinner
Share an article or podcast and discuss
Have your student job shadow you
Take your student to a professional networking event
Invite your student to work with you on a project

Book Recommendations

Lead Like Jesus Revisited: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time

Mentoring 101: What Every
Leader Needs to Know

Trust and Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others

Additional Resources

Sabrina Bailey: Reiten Lecture 2023

Sabrina Bailey is an innovative and high-level executive at the London Stock Exchange Group. In this lecture, she discusses leadership in an entirely new way, talking about how success is built. Unlike many presentations you may have heard on management style, career ladders, goal setting, key performance indicators, and the like, Bailey peels back the onion to illuminate unchanging, fundamental factors that secure an unshakable foundation for success highlighting service, humility, authenticity, purpose and education.