Coach Cafe - online networking
Did you graduate in the last 15 years? Do you want to inspire and help students with their career choices? Then we’re looking for you!
What is Coach Café?
Coach Café is a programme of online networking events taking place across the University.
We’re looking for alumni like you to volunteer as Coaches at these events. Share your valuable experiences and advice with current students to set them up for success in their careers. Places are prioritised for students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Your advice and experiences will:
- Build students knowledge and awareness of different job roles
- Increase their confidence, aspirations and professional networking skills
- Develop new skills and attributes to help them progress early on in their career
What’s Involved?
- Run 15 minute sessions on Zoom with small groups of students
- Share your advice with students, talk about your experiences of navigating the world of work and answer their questions
- Finish with an informal online networking session with all of the alumni and students
- Make connections and build your global network
How to Apply?
In the 2023/24 academic year there'll be nine online networking events. If you’re interested in volunteering as an Alumni Coach, please sign up for the event happening in the Faculty you graduated from.
Joint Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences Coach Café
This year we held three events for the Faculties of Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences: Careers in Marketing, Communications and Media, Careers in the Natural and Built Environment and an all careers event. Thank you to everyone who volunteered as an Alumni Coach.
Events like Coach Café provide students like myself with the chance to resolve any uncertainties we have before we pursue a professional career and recognise what is possible for a University of Sheffield graduate through the achievements of its alumni.
Matthew Edward Molloy, 4th year Business Management with Employment Experience
I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the coach café session. For me, it was the perfect opportunity to reflect on how I have reached the position I am currently in, tracing my career journey back to graduation, whilst (hopefully) providing some useful insights on how I navigated the transition from the education system to being part of the workforce.
Oliver Bould, BA History 2023
The next event will be held in Autumn 2024.
Joint Engineering and Science Coach Café
Thank you to all the alumni volunteers who took part in our Engineering and Science events this year. We ran a Careers in Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Health event and an event for all careers.
A highlight was getting to hear from people who are clearly passionate about what they do for a living and receiving honest advice of how to get to that point myself.
1st year Molecular Biology student
The next event will be held in Autumn 2024.
Alumni to Alumni Coach Café
New event for recent graduates from across the faculties to network with alumni further on in their careers. To take place in June 2024.
Register your interest for the next event
Law Coach Café
The School of Law held three Coach Café events this year, including a spotlight session on Women in Law. Thank you to everyone who took part.
The next event will be held in Autumn 2024.