The idea of networking can be confusing, and even daunting, for many students. Mentors,
give your students insight and help alleviate any hesitancy by sharing your best
practices around networking with your student.
Students, this is a great opportunity to get advice about what networking really
is and how to go about it. Be straightforward with your mentor and ask them specific
questions that could empower you to build and utilize your personal and professional
community to gain an edge in your career.
Guidance and resources:
Review the networking tips on the Partnership
UCLA / Alumni Career Programs website.
Watch
Bruin Career Insights: Inside the Hiring Process as executive recruiter
Katya Daniel ’08 arms you with the inside scoop on how to win the hiring process
and highlights the importance of networking.
Students, sign up
for the Bruin Edge newsletter and receive candid networking tips and more.
Watch Live on Wednesday: Mindfulness for Career Success
Join us this Wednesday on YouTube Live at noon as alumni mentor and NeuroObjectives
founder Haleh Kouchmeshki ’07 discusses how mindfulness can be used to maximize
our potential, while creating a sense of calm and balance amidst the chaos of life.
RSVP here or watch
the live episode here.
Kouchmeshki is mentoring multiple students this year. She earned her bachelor's
degree in psychology at UCLA and her master's degree at Pepperdine University’s
Graduate School of Education & Psychology. She completed her doctoral level
coursework in clinical psychology in the specialized field of neuropsychology at
Azusa Pacific University. Kouchmeshki's passion for education, psychology and yoga
led to the creation of the holistic, research-based, academic coaching program known
as NeuroObjectives.
Attend "My Last Lecture" and Mentor/Mentee Dinner Reception
You are invited to the Marty Sklar My Last Lecture Award presentation and a dinner
reception for mentors and mentees preceding the lecture.
The Marty Sklar My Last Lecture Award, established by the Alumni Scholars Club to
honor UCLA professors who inspire their students, is a Bruin tradition, inspired
by Randy Pausch's best-selling book "The Last Lecture." Each year, a student-nominated
UCLA professor is given the opportunity to consolidate all of their life lessons
and advice into a hypothetical “last lecture” according to the prompt:
“What would you say if this were your last lecture on Earth?”
Mentors and mentees will have the opportunity to dine at Covel Commons Dining Hall
and then attend the "My Last Lecture" event, giving alumni mentors the
opportunity to once again experience a lecture given by UCLA faculty. We hope you
are able to join us and share in this Bruin tradition.
Event Details:
Tuesday, May 14
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner reception at Covel Commons Dining Hall
7 - 9 p.m.
"My Last Lecture" by Barbara Demman, lecturer for the UCLA School of Nursing,
at Covel Commons Grand Horizon Ballroom
Thank you to our student committee for organizing this event!
Nominate Your Mentor or Student
Do you have a standout mentor or student? We want to know. Nominate them to be recognized
in an upcoming newsletter by filling out this
short form.
Upcoming Events and Workshops at UCLA
Mentors, we hope the listings below will be a helpful resource as you guide your
student and identify relevant student career-focused workshops to help further their
growth. For local mentors and students, there are also athletic and arts events
that we encourage you to consider attending together if your schedules allow.
