Madison Business Mentoring (MBM)

09/07/2020

Excited to announce our 2020-2021 Application is now open!

By filling out our brief application, you will be matched by our executive team to an alumnus in the field of your choice for a year-long mentoring relationship. This is a great opportunity to build your professional network and discover new and exciting career paths.

Applications are due September 25th at midnight.

Apply today!

Welcome to the 2020-2021 MBM Mentee Application! What is MBM? Madison Business Mentoring (MBM) is a student-run mentoring program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, affiliated with the Wisconsin School of Business. Each student is assigned a professional mentor that is a UW graduate currently w...

09/04/2018

The 2018-19 Mentee application is live! Apply by Wednesday, September 26th to be matched for a year-long business mentoring relationship with a successful alum from the Wisconsin School of Business. By filling out the brief application, you will allow our executive team to identify an alumni mentor who will be best suited to your career interests and professional development needs.

Welcome to the 2018-2019 MBM Mentee Application! Please fill out the below by Wednesday, September 26th at 11:59pm to indicate your interest in participating. Any undergraduate UW-Madison student may apply, preferably students with an interest in business. If you are selected as a mentee, we expect....

09/30/2017

Some of our Executive Board hard at work matching mentors and mentees! Stay tuned later this weekend for more information regarding who your match is.

09/25/2017

Only a few more days to submit your MBM application for this year! The deadline is Wednesday September 27th at 11:59 PM. You can access the application via the link below. Thanks to everyone who already applied. Looking forward to another great year of mentoring!

Mentors: https://goo.gl/forms/XGAjdAYJf6MRlCYi2

Mentees: https://goo.gl/forms/7w6oZYavYn0gLznq1

Welcome to the 2017-2018 MBM Mentee Application! Please fill out the below by Wednesday, September 27th at 11:59pm to indicate your interest in participating. Any undergraduate UW-Madison student may apply, preferably students with an interest in business. If you are selected as a mentee, we expect…

09/13/2017

The 2017-18 Mentee application is live! Apply by Wednesday, September 27th to be matched for a year-long business mentoring relationship with a successful alum from the Wisconsin School of Business. By filling out the brief application, you will allow our executive team to identify an alumni mentor who will be best suited to your career interests and professional development needs.

Welcome to the 2017-2018 MBM Mentee Application! Please fill out the below by Wednesday, September 27th at 11:59pm to indicate your interest in participating. Any undergraduate UW-Madison student may apply, preferably students with an interest in business. If you are selected as a mentee, we expect…

08/31/2016

Why apply to become a mentee?
-Create a lasting career network
-Insider perspective on navigating a career path
-Development of key business skills and career success factors
-Ease the transition into professional life
-Guidance from the mentor’s collegiate experience
-Develop mentoring relationships in niche industries
-Identification of skill gaps before leaving school

The Application Process:
To apply to be a mentee, please complete our application below so our executive board can best understand your career interests, professional development needs, and post college plans. We also request that you send your resume to our email below. We will match you based on professional interests to create a meaningful and valuable experience for both you and your mentor.
Please email [email protected] or our president, Mikaela Lodahl at [email protected] with questions.

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11/16/2015

Staying organized is tricky - whether it's balancing school, work, or social commitments. We are in the day and age where you might keep a written planner but leave notes or calendar holds in your phone. With all this craziness (not to mention event invites on Facebook and email reminders), it can be hard to keep track of everything. Topics to ask your mentor - how do they stay organized? Do they color-code or keep calendars separate for work and fun? What works best? What happened when you had to deal with double- or triple-booking? How do you prioritize?

11/15/2015

It's a sunny, beautiful Sunday in Madison. Even though you may be watching the Packers or hiking the Picnic Point trails, what can you do to improve your career savvy? Try breaking things into small steps: 1) Update some skills you've learned in classes on your LinkedIn page. 2) Email a professor and ask them a question about their own professional experiences. 3) Find an industry journal that interests you and read a few articles. You never know when it could help you!

11/04/2015

November is National Novel Writing Month! While writing may not be your thing, NNWM is all about goal-setting and motivating ourselves. It's a good thing to learn how others are motivated to pursue their goals. Here are some topics you may wish to discuss with your mentor:

1) What short and long term goals did you set after graduating?
2) How did you pursue non-academic goals (i.e. career, personal, etc.) during undergrad?
3) What have you found most effective in motivating yourself to work on your goals?
4) What is the hardest goal you've ever accomplished?
5) Why is it important for you to set goals?

10/28/2015

In a Brand Management class, my professor talked about the importance of cultural marketing - understanding the world around us and the news people process to zero in on what's actually on people's minds (rather than attempting to put a product in one's mind). All that translates to being up on current issues. TheSkimm is a quick daily summary of the news emailed to you each morning!

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10/24/2015

Wondering what UW-Madison alumni are doing after they graduate? Check out the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association to see how to keep that Badger spirit alive after you graduate!
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10/22/2015

Hi current mentees! Please don't forget to accept your invitation to the Madison Business Mentoring LinkedIn page! If you didn't receive your request via the email you provided in your application, please feel free to send us an email and we can be sure to add you. The LinkedIn page includes current and former mentees and mentors!