Future Ready Mentoring

There's nothing quite like speaking to someone who's been there. We have short and long-term opportunities for you to meet with industry professionals who can help guide your next career steps.

Gain inside knowledge from an industry professional

Uncover insights from those in the know
Develop skills that employers value and get inside knowledge from someone who's been there and done it.
Get a tailored mentor match to suit your goals
Make a successful application and we will hand-match you with a professional based on your specific needs.
Find flexible options to fit around your studies
Take part year-round, in person or remotely, with short- and long-term options to suit your schedule.
Take part as a current student or a graduate
We have options for undergraduates, postgraduates and Westminster graduates from the last three years.
Earn Westminster Award points
Earn up to 60 points towards your tailored career readiness programme, the Westminster Award.
Earn work-based and placement learning hours
Earn up to 10 hours towards Work-based and placement learning.

Our mentors

Our trusted pool of experienced professionals have worked across a range of sectors and organisations, and roughly 80% were once Westminster students like you.

Looking back, I would have loved to sit down with someone and just pick their brain on what their day-to-day is like. That’s what drew me to mentorship – I wanted to be that source of information for whoever needed it.

Kyra Santiago, mentor, Royalties Manager, Ninja Tune

Choose your pathway

Explore and apply for the various programme routes on offer.

Long-term mentoring

Want tailored advice for a longer period? We have a number of longer-term options ranging from three to six months. It runs in two cycles and is open to:

second and third year undergraduates
all postgraduates
all recent graduates from the last three years

Ask a Mentor Service

Got a specific question or limited on time? Our Ask a Mentor Service offers one-off remote conversations with mentors. It's available year-round and open to:

all undergraduates
all postgraduates
all recent graduates from the last three years

Group mentoring

We run group mentoring sessions when we have many students interested in the same industry. This pathway is available year-round and:

as an embedded part of select degree courses
on request, where there is high interest in a field

What mentees say

My mentor helped me gain summer internship experience in my second year and helped me network within Savills. In my final year, the Head of HR gave me interview tips, which helped me succeed in obtaining graduate offers.

Ezekiel Edoba, Real Estate BSc student, who was matched with the Head of Future Talent at Savills. Following this long-term mentoring experience, Ezekiel was offered and accepted a position on the Savills Housing Graduate Programme.

Award-winning programme

You can take part with confidence – Future Ready Mentoring has been recognised for its innovation and excellence.

Future Ready Mentoring was shortlisted for the prestigious 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards in the ‘Outstanding Support for Students’ category.

Alongside a previous Gold award win from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Future Ready Mentoring won the 2024 Best of Europe Award.

The University's Centre for Education and Teaching Innovation awarded us the Collaborative Teaching Award for our Group Mentoring pilot.

Gain inside knowledge from an industry professional

Our mentors