The Texas A&M University Career Center launched the Career Skills Exploration and Industry Connections program in Spring 2024. This initiative aims to connect bright and ambitious Texas A&M University students with industry professionals who can provide valuable insights into career goals and essential skills for a successful future.
Second year students will engage with industry experts, exploring (articulating) skills which will positively impact the students' professional journey. As a result of engaging with industry experts, second year students will be able to select academic experiences that align with strengthening these employer-desired skills.
Mentoring is an impactful way for students to learn new skills and support professional development while networking with various industry professionals.
For students, Mentoring helps in career planning by providing job-specific information and potential career paths, building career networking skills, and assisting with job placement after graduation.
For mentors, Mentoring provides the opportunity to give back and volunteer time, investing in the next generation of leaders in your beloved profession.
Second year students will engage with industry experts, exploring (articulating) skills which will positively impact the students' professional journey. As a result of engaging with industry experts, second year students will be able to select academic experiences that align with strengthening these employer-desired skills.
Mentoring is an impactful way for students to learn new skills and support professional development while networking with various industry professionals.
For students, Mentoring helps in career planning by providing job-specific information and potential career paths, building career networking skills, and assisting with job placement after graduation.
For mentors, Mentoring provides the opportunity to give back and volunteer time, investing in the next generation of leaders in your beloved profession.
Why Become a Mentor?
- DEVELOP feedback and critical thinking skills
- GROW your network in the professional landscape
- ADVANCE your leadership skills
- SUPPORT aspiring students through service
Why Become a Mentee?
- GROW professional networks
- LEARN to navigate professional challenges
- DEVELOP your leadership skills
- EXPLORE opportunities and build your career path
Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what's beyond.
– Buzz Aldrin, Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon (2009)
Aggie Mentoring Network programs are open to all without regard to ethnicity, race, nation of origin, gender or sexual orientation.
