In 2011, The University of Aberdeen's Alumni Relations team and Careers Service jointly established a Career Mentoring Programme.
They are now looking for more volunteers to join the over 250 mentors who have already registered to take part.
The programme runs for a six-month period during the academic year between November and April and is open to graduates who are able to commit 1-2 hours per month to the mentorship.
Previous experience is not required; rather good communication skills and a non-judgmental manner.
More information and details about how to register to become a mentor can be found on the mentoring website.
Alex Kersey (MSc Petroleum, Energy Economics & Finance) took part in the Career Mentoring Programme in 2014/2015.
Alex was matched with Aberdeen alumnus Michail Tzouvelekis, Regional Segment Manager, Oil & Gas at Dräger and here’s Alex’s story...
“From September 2015, I will be an Energy Trader. It's all I've been chasing for two years now.
"With a background in geology it wasn't the most straightforward way to persuade employers I was the right candidate for them but after a lot of outside work and pursuit of my Masters here in Aberdeen I started having reasonable success in obtaining interviews and interest from trading houses.
"However, something still wasn't clicking as I wasn't getting any further than the interview stage.
"Michail observed this and the work I did with him primarily involved taking apart my interview answers and drafting together a bank of questions I knew would cover 90% or so of anything I would be asked that allowed me to present myself to employers the way I wanted to be.
"This in itself was invaluable and was essentially the final piece of the puzzle.
"Although a simple feat actually having someone sit down with you for three hours and critique every sentence of every answer is not a luxury many people have or are willing to do."