Will being a mentor to 1st years look good on my cv?

neil_18_

Hi,

My college are asking 2nd years to become mentors to 1st years in September. It seems like a lot of work and very time consuming though. I'd get a cert at the end of it too.

What will be expected of you?

Meet 1st year students at induction in September
Meet with a small group of year 1 students regularly to help them in
various ways such as:
- offer year 1 students guidance on how to cope with business and
language modules
- help students develop studying techniques
- inform students about Student Support Services
- generally help students integrate into DIT life

My question is, the reason i'm thinking of doing this is to bulk up the cv, but do you think will this actually make a huge difference on my cv?

How would you see this as an employer, would you see it as someone putting in effort to gain another cert and experience dealing with people, or would it not make much difference?

Thanks

Nody

The cert is honestly useless (no one would read it or check it) but the experience may be useful and networking never hurts.

KillerKity

I'd say go for it! I did it myself (in a different college) and it was grand. It probably won't take up much of your time as the first years will probably just want to do their own thing anyways. It looks good on a CV as it shows leadership, communication skills and all that jazz.

KarlDrake

Definitely do it. I agree that the cert may not mean much to employers, but it will teach you some skills, get you out of your comfort zone and some excellent networking opportunities.

Also, you know the expression, if you want something done, ask someone who's busy?

This will enforce extremely valuable time management skills on you, that people twice your age have problems with.

Do it, do it, do it.

MagicMarker

You could just put it on your CV regardless! No one is going to check it!

Just saying...

amdublin

Well it's not going to look bad on your cv is it

ToasterSparks

Saw this while browsing the pages....

I would say to go for it. I did something similar when I was in college, and if your work experience is a little sparse, it can be a good interview topic when talking about leadership skills or working on your initiative.