Become a Financial Partner Mentor
The Peter T. Paul Financial Policy Center welcomes financial professionals to serve as Financial Partners Program mentors for UNH students with strong interests in finance careers.
Program Objectives - Support and facilitate premier job placement for our most motivated and high-potential UNH finance students. Students in our Financial Option will compete with Ivy League business administration graduates for their starting positions. Our students aim high, and with hard work and perseverance, many can reach their goals. Mentors provide essential networking and advising to help these students succeed.
Exceptional Student Mentees - Student mentees complete a rigorous application process and are selected for their superior academic performance, interest and motivation, as well as their high potential for success. Paul College Finance Department Faculty and Directors from the Financial Policy Center select mentees by reviewing applicants’ credentials and conducting interviews.
Mentor Role - Students are expected to reach out to their assigned mentor in late Spring of their sophomore year for introductions and set up a schedule to meet. Please note that mentors are not expected to find jobs for our students. Instead, successful mentors help students learn about networking, help develop their initial professional network, hone their soft skills, and give advice on a wide variety of career-related topics. You would share the insights and experiences you’ve gained from your own career with your student mentee.
Required Mentor Activity
- Begin meeting with your assigned student mentee in the Fall term of his/her junior year.
- Hold two or more meetings (if local) or phone call/virtual meetings (if not local) with assigned student mentee during the academic year
- Any meal expenses for meetings with mentees can be reimbursed by UNH
- Interested Mentors will be assigned to new student mentees for their senior year
Encouraged and Suggested Activities
- Arrange for follow-up contact (meetings, meals, phone calls, emails, etc.)
- Office visit to your work location
- Job shadowing with you or another professional on your team
- General career advice and support
- Connecting mentee to others in your network
- Opportunity to serve as guest speaker at a UNH Finance event, or Financial Partners Program meeting
To learn more about becoming a mentor, e-mail Pat McCabe, Career Counselor at Paul College.
