What better time than during National Mentoring Day 27 October 2023 to make an announcement about Mentoring!
Today, Friday 27 October 2023, we are delighted to announce the launch of a new mentoring programme for students at Royal Holloway, University of London. A new partnership has been forged between the School of Business and Management and The Worshipful Company of Marketors. The very exclusive and successful 'Marketors’ Mentoring Programme' is coming to Royal Holloway!
The purpose of this Mentoring Programme is to help talented individuals interested in a career in marketing to develop their understanding of a marketing career and improve their career skills. Those selected will be carefully matched with a highly qualified marketing professional (a member of the WCM), who will then help guide the students to prepare for their transition into the world of work in order to embark on a successful career in marketing. The panel consists of marketing professionals who are not only accomplished in marketing but are passionate about attracting new talent into the marketing industry. They are experienced mentors, and know the positive impact that career mentoring can bring.
Jarmila Yu, alumna and Chair of the RHUL Advisory Board at the School of Business and Management, is the external liaison for the Marketors’ Mentoring Programme. She is a Freeman and serves on the Marketors’ Mentoring Committee of The Worshipful Company of Marketors and said this of the news:
“Having seen the ongoing success of the Marketors’ Mentoring Programme, I am simply thrilled to be able to now bring it to Royal Holloway. This mentoring programme is deeply meaningful not only as a way for the marketing profession to better support and attract new talent into the industry, but also to bring additional personal fulfilment, satisfaction and success to both the mentee and mentor.”
Chelsey Baker, Chief Executive and Founder National Mentoring Day, added:
“Providing access to marketing professionals who can share their journey and industry wisdom with students is an invaluable source of guidance and inspiration at this vital stage in their learning. Having a mentor who's been there already can have a hugely positive impact on a student's career and confidence, greatly improving their emotional and academic outcomes. I am delighted to see this programme launching on National Mentoring Day and thank the Worshipful Company of Marketors for championing career mentoring and Royal Holloway, University of London, for recognising the importance and value of mentorship. Mentoring provides a safe space for talent to be unlocked, nurtured and for impossibilities to become possible!”
The Marketors’ Mentoring Programme has received support from across the university and beyond, and is just one of the many offerings available at Royal Holloway to support students on career planning and employability.
Professor Julie Sanders, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Royal Holloway, said:
“We are committed to our students at Royal Holloway acquiring the skills they need to give them choice and opportunity now and into the future. This mentoring scheme is a wonderful example of this idea in action.”
On behalf of the Worshipful Company of Marketors Peter Rosenvinge, Court Assistant and Chair of the Mentoring Committee, added:
“I am very proud of my fellow Marketors’ commitment to seek ways to support the integrity of the marketing profession, and in particular to find ways to contribute towards attracting talent into the industry, which strengthens our legacy. I am delighted that we are able to add Royal Holloway School of Business and Management to the select group of education institutions that we support by providing mentors. The generosity of our mentors to give back goes right to the heart of why the Marketors exist.”
To find out more about the programme and for any students interested in applying please check the website for further details: Marketors' Mentoring Programme at Royal Holloway
For more information about the Worshipful Company of Marketors please visit their website.
