He or she receives requests for assistance from applicants from whatever source, selects appropriate mentors based on the year groups and career interests of the applicants, and forwards the applicants requests to the assigned mentors. While the Chairperson does not make initial contact with the applicants, he or she follows up with applicants to assure the quality of the program. The Chairperson does not normally serve as a mentor. Mentors are empathetic Graduates who have a strong sense of security and are good listeners, who have high standards of dress and politesse, and who have a degree of sensitivity, perspective and intelligence that can best assist transitioning Graduates. The job of the mentor is to advise the applicant throughout his or her career transition.
Mentors meet and work with applicants as long as necessary.
The mentors are not expected to network for applicants or to arrange interviews for them. The job of those on the CACL is to provide industry, company and specific job information, as well as a source for networking. They are expected to meet with an applicant upon request for 30-45 minutes. While such meetings are not considered formal interviews, every networking meeting is a potential, or informal, interview. An applicant can never tell when a mentor or Society member on the CACL might be particularly impressed and consider moving beyond the bounds of simple counsel.