Finance Mentors
Welcome Mentor! The Peter T. Paul College Financial Policy Center, Finance & Accounting Department Faculty and Paul College Career and Professional Success appreciate you taking the time to mentor one of our students.
Meetings & Logistics
You’re encouraged to meet with your assigned student mentee at least twice over the year; and to correspond by email or text or phone in addition to meetings
Meetings may take place at a restaurant, your office or virtually. For restaurant meetings, Paul College will reimburse your meal expenses, not including any alcohol.
For meal reimbursement or general questions, e-mail Pat McCabe.
Encouraged and Suggested Activities
- Arrange for follow-up contact (meetings for meals, phone calls, emails, texts, etc.)
- Office visits
- Job shadowing with you or another professional on your team
- General career advice and support
- Connecting mentee to others in network
Talking Points
When meeting with students, please consider the following topics and points of discussion:
- Share your career path and how you got to where you are today
- Provide advice on finding meaningful internships (juniors) and full-time positions post-graduation (seniors). Advise on graduate school options if they are planning to earn an advanced degree
- Discuss what a ‘typical’ day looks like in your position
- Identify challenges in your field and future prospects
- Ask your student mentee to talk about his/her academic and work experiences
- Provide opportunities for student mentee to pose questions and offer constructive feedback when appropriate
- Give the student mentee the opportunity to see ‘work in action’ at your firm, and be introduced to your colleagues
Student Responsibilities
Students are encouraged to be prepared with meaningful questions and be ‘prepped and polished’ to attend a business meeting and meals.
After meetings, your student mentee is responsible to document your meetings for you both, and reflect on what was discussed for future planning.
Once selected to be in the Financial Partners Program, students sign a contract agreeing to the responsibilities associated with participating in the program.
Students at UNH have access to multiple supports and resources. You can always contact Pat McCabe with any questions or needs. Some other UNH resources that may be helpful for you to be aware of:
How to help a student who is in distress
Civil Rights and Equity Office
Peter T. Paul College Financial Policy Center directors Steve Ciccone and Mihail Miletkov also oversee student involvement and activity in the Financial Partners Program.
Dates
Contact
Please email Pat McCabe, Career Counselor at Paul College Career and Professional Services with any questions you may have.
