The Women in Logistics UK (WiL) Mentor Programme - open to members. We're looking for mentors who work in the general logistics, transport, distribution and associated fields to share their experience for people new to the sector, or looking to grow their career. For more information, contact mentor@womeninlogistics.org.uk

1. Women in Logistics
Mentor Programme
“The support has been above and beyond all my expectations”
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2. www.womeninlogistics.org.uk

3. What is the WiL Mentor Service?
Survey:
Mentor and Mentee skills
and expectations are
reviewed monthly by the
team
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4. What is the WiL Mentor Service?
2. Matching:
Volunteer mentors put in
touch with potential
mentees
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5. What is the WiL Mentor Service?
3. Impacts:
We measure the
outcomes of the service
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6. What is the WiL Mentor Service?
4. Promotion: We raise
awareness of the mentor
service
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7. Current Stats (August 2013)
64 people in matched
pairs – men and women
10 mentees on the
waiting list
No available mentors
Over 3,000 Women in
Logistics members
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Unmatched Mentees
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8. How Mentees say they benefit
Grow Their Experience
Career Guidance
Networking & Door
Opening
New Opportunities
Understand the sector
Understand today’s
global corporate
operations
Manage expectations
Improved confidence
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9. How Mentors say they benefit too…
 Satisfaction of helping others
develop their careers
 Reconnection with the heart of the
logistics sector
 Give something back to others
 Give something back to the industry
 Improve the Mentor’s CV
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10. What Mentors Say…
"It has been an amazing experience seeing my
mentee grow in confidence and start to achieve
some of their career goals and knowing that I
have been able to help in some way is greatly
satisfying.“
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11. What Mentors Say…
"I have put the fact that I am a mentor on my CV.
It is another business skill that I can demonstrate to
potential employers."
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12. What Mentors Say…
"Being a mentor has reminded me of some of the
basics to our industry which I had forgotten. By
exploring these with my mentee I have regained
an understanding of some fundamental issues and
have been able to expand my thinking.“
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13. What Mentees say….
“I have improved self confidence in my abilities in
the industry and outside, also the courage to take
the time under the mentoring scheme to develop
and be the best I can be.”
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14. Thank you mentors!
“I don't think I would have come to this
realisation, without the support of my mentor under
this scheme”
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15. My mentor has helped me….
“…Gain an understanding of how the global
corporate world works
…Manage my career expectations
…Regain perspective when things got tough”
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16. New Career Opportunities
“My mentor has really helped me with my strategy
and approach to looking for new opportunities in
the UK in a new sector and in a new country.”
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17. Career Guidance
“My mentor really helped me with revising my CV
to make it more applicable to the type of work I
want to do”
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18. Door Opening
“My mentor has an extensive network and a
strong understanding of recruitment and has been
very helpful in providing guidance in approach to
pursuing new opportunities.”
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19. Sector Experience
“I felt I could trust her opinion…”
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20. How you can help
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1. Volunteer to
be a Mentor

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2. Put this poster up in
your workplace
3. Contact us at
mentor@womeninlogistics.org.uk

22. THANK YOU!
“The support over the last 8 months has been
above and beyond all my expectations.”
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23. Contact us:
mentor@womeninlogistics.org.uk
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