{"id":11962,"date":"2021-06-22T12:39:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/?p=11962"},"modified":"2022-08-18T09:05:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T16:05:28","slug":"introducing-the-springboard-mentor-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/news\/introducing-the-springboard-mentor-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: The Springboard Mentor Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Springboard, our mentors are the<\/em> springboard for helping students reach the next level in their careers. Springboard\u2019s mentor-student model empowers students to take charge of their learning experience complemented by personalized advice and feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentors work closely with students to provide technical guidance on projects and exercises in regular 1:1 calls, while also setting them up for a successful career after graduation. By providing industry insights, interview tips, and job-search advice, mentors help students better understand what employers are looking for and hold them accountable by working together to set weekly targets and learning goals. With over 700 active mentors based in 60-plus countries, representing more than 10% of Fortune 500 companies, our mentor community is vibrant and multicultural. In 2020 alone, we hired 320 mentors to further our goal of transforming one million lives by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, Springboard has established a Mentor Advisory Board<\/strong>: a panel of top Springboard mentors who meet monthly to brainstorm solutions to improve the student experience. The board will devise strategies to increase student placements in the job market and help students better recognize what skills they need to make themselves more employable once they complete a Springboard program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board recently met to discuss questions like: how can we increase a sense of community within the mentor pool? How can we support at-risk students who are caring for sick family members or dealing with financial setbacks to complete the course? How can we ensure our students get the most out of video conferencing tools? How can we identify and address mentor paint points and improve mentor retention? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mentor impact at Springboard<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From the very beginning of the mentorship program at Springboard, our mentors\u2014who comprise some of the top experts in their respective fields\u2014have made a massive impact on student outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, we introduced a dashboard that helps students monitor their progress in the course so they can see if they\u2019re on track to completing the course within the recommended 6-9 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some other ways in which mentors have shaped the Springboard experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n