“I had a very positive experience with my mentor and I am truly grateful for the time, support, and guidance they provided throughout our sessions. From the very beginning, my mentor was extremely kind, approachable, and available, which made it easy to communicate openly, ask questions, and discuss both my goals and uncertainties about the next steps in my career.
One of the most valuable parts of the mentoring experience was the work we did together on my LinkedIn profile. We essentially rebuilt and improved it from scratch, carefully going through my previous experiences, skills, and achievements and discussing how to present them in a clearer and more effective way. My mentor helped me understand how important it is to have a strong and well-structured LinkedIn profile and how to use it to communicate my strengths, professional interests, and career goals. The feedback and practical suggestions I received were extremely useful, and I now feel much more confident about how I present myself professionally online.
Beyond my LinkedIn profile, I particularly appreciated the practical tips and honest advice my mentor shared with me about how to approach the next steps in my career. The guidance was not limited to improving my online presence, but also helped me think more strategically about where I want to go and how I can get there. I received valuable suggestions on how to position myself, what aspects of my profile to focus on, and how to approach future opportunities more effectively.
Another aspect I appreciated was my mentor’s willingness to listen and adapt the conversations to my specific needs. I never felt that the sessions were generic or simply followed a predefined structure. Instead, the discussions were tailored to my situation, which made the advice much more relevant and actionable. My mentor was patient when explaining things, encouraging when I had doubts, and constructive when pointing out areas where I could improve.
Overall, this mentoring experience gave me both practical tools and greater confidence in taking the next steps in my professional journey. I came away with a significantly improved LinkedIn profile, a clearer understanding of how to communicate my experience and strengths, and a better idea of how to approach my future career development.
I would definitely recommend this mentor to anyone looking for someone who is supportive, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in helping others grow. Their kindness, availability, and practical approach made the experience extremely valuable, and I am very grateful for all the time and effort they dedicated to helping me.”
I would like to know this too. I find it hard enough to just message someone after a year or two, even for a casual chat. A lot of my university acquaintance who were senior to me now work in FS and I simply don't know how I can make the first contact again without looking like a gold digger of some sort.
I'll give you some advice, just do it. Seriously, it's not that hard, just mention you talked to them a year ago and are interested in internships. It seems hard but once you send it it will be fine, if they were nice before then they will be again. edit: just realized i didn't answer your whole question, Maybe just say, hey my name is x and talked to you last summer under some circumstances, you mentioned potential internship opportunities and I was wondering if there were still any opportunities as I am interested in them. Or something like that
Hey XXX,
I hope all is well. We spoke a while back about blah finance blah investment banking blah and I wanted to reach out again to inquire about any internship opportunities your firm has this summer.
Tweak to make more/less cheesey as desired.
Don't find it awkward, if they helped you once they will do it again. Honestly, having someone to follow up with long term is by far the best. Say someone gets 20 emails from students over the course of the year- they see yours and know that they have spoken with you 4 months ago. They recognize the name, and it feels much less like you are trying to use them than it might otherwise. The majority of the people that have helped me out during this recruiting season have been people I reached out to last winter/this summer and then followed up with this fall. Moneymogul's template is pretty much spot on. Hope all is well, now looking into internships, wanted to reach back out to them to get any advice on pursuing opportunities. Bang, done.
That is what holidays are for.
Hello XYZ, wanted to wish you a happy new year. I'm currently up to 123 and yourself? Lets catch up I'll be in your area on this date lets grab some coffee.
Sincerely, You
I recently got rejected by a boutique and the HR told me to keep in touch and email her if i need help with other applications etc. While I dont plan on asking her to proof read every cover letter I just want to send her an email reminding her of me and just start this whole communication. One of the interviewers had given me her card at the interview and I emailed her thanking for her time - she never replied back.
So not sure about the etiquette.
In addition to what some of the posters have already said, i've found the following to be effective when used correctly: if your contacts provided with you any advice/recommendations over the summer, when re-connecting it usually helps to briefly touch on the progress and success you've had acting on their advice
Quick! Send that email before New Year, before it is too late!!
thanks for all the replies, very helpful. i'll let you know how it goes.
most of your reluctance is in your own head
Indeed it is...
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