Project Protégé is SIM’s flagship mentorship programme and aims to provide a platform for students to learn from the experiences and insights of our alumni. 

As a collaboration of the Career Guidance and Alumni Engagement that started in 2012, Project Protégé has partnered more than 300 mentors with over 700 mentees since 2016. Furthermore, Alumni Engagement had the honour to collaborate with CPA Australia and Young NTUC in 2018, getting their members on board to support mentees in discovering career pathways and opportunities within the industry, boosting their development and growth. Whether you are a student, recent graduate, or senior executive, Project Protégé can be uniquely beneficial to everyone.

Project Protégé allows both mentees and mentors to learn and grow in various areas:

• Gain a deeper understanding of career development pathways
• Gain industry insights and clarity of career goals
• Engage in self-discovery and understand your unique skills and areas for improvement

Our mentors are SIM alumni or industry partners who are established professionals in various industry sectors such as banking, finance, retail, IT, and more!
 

Project Protégé is a four-month programme that aims to provide a platform for students to learn from the experiences and insights of our alumni. Each pairing is required to fulfil a minimum 15 hours of interaction.

A brief timeline of the programme:

1. Kick-off event
   • A speed networking event for mentees and mentors
   • Mentees will get to preview all mentors’ brief CVs and submit their top 3 mentor choices
   • Mentor-mentee pairings will be formed based on closest education-/industry-fit to their declared career interests
2. Goal setting
   • After mentor-mentee pairs are announced, mentees will meet up with their mentors to complete joint goal setting and kickstart the mentorship journey
3. Mentorship ongoing
   • Mentors and mentees to complete a minimum 15 hours of interaction, through email, phone, and at least 2 face-to-face meetups 
   • Mentors will support mentees in understanding their career aspirations and work on action plans to do so, through imparting their insights, mock interviews, and participation in career preparation workshops to equip mentees with both soft and technical skills
4. Culmination event
   • Mentees and mentors gather once again to reflect on their mentorship journey
   • Mentees who complete the programme will receive certificates of participation and express their appreciation for their mentors

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