Our Mentoring Program
Join Australia’s largest LGBTQIA+ Mentoring Program!
Facing uncertainty in your chosen career? About to leap into your first job from uni? Feeling anxious about how you’ll fit in within your new work environment?
Our mentors are here to help you navigate through these challenges and get you to where you want to be in your professional journey!
100% free.
Open to anyone over 18 in Australia.
Quick and easy online sign up.
Benefits for Mentors:
As a mentor, you have the opportunity to pass your wisdom to your mentee, helping them grow professionally and personally.
Benefits for Mentees:
As a mentee, you can talk with someone more experienced with you about diverse topics, from what it's like being queer in the workplace, to what your next career step should be, to how you write a strong cover letter.
It’s easy to become a mentor or mentee!
Testimonial
“I just can’t believe how lucky I am. I didn’t think I’d be able to get the help I needed for my problem but my mentor really helped me work through this issue I had and helped me get a pay rise and a promotion!”
— Jack M
Frequently asked questions
Who can join?
All applicants must be over 18 years old and from Australia.
Mentees are students, recent graduates and young professionals aspiring to pursue a career in a broad range of professional industries. We welcome applicants from all professional industries.
Mentors are LGBTIQ+ people and their allies whom are more established professionals.
How am I matched?
Most of our mentors/mentees match themselves. Once you sign up, you will have access to the Mentorloop platform and can scroll through and reach out to hundreds of potential mentor/mentee profiles.
If you do not want to match yourself, or would like our assistance, then you can let us know during the sign up process (you will be prompted). In this case, one of our volunteers will reach out.
Time commitment?
Mentorships come in all shapes and sizes and we encourage you to speak openly with your mentor/mentee about the cadence which will work best for you.
This said, we encourage our mentors and mentees to connect, either by phone or in person, at least every quarter.
Our networking and community events provide a convenient forum for mentors and mentees to touch base with each other.
Which locations?
You can join our mentoring program no matter where you are in Australia. Sign up is completely online, and many mentor/mentee pairs connect digitally.
I've got more questions
Contact askmentoring@outforaustralia.org with any enquiries regarding the Mentoring Program.
Mentoring Manual
Check out our Mentoring Manual to discover more about our mentoring program and how a mentoring relationship works.
Our Mental Health Referral Guide.
We’ve published a mental health referral guide for those in our mentoring program to assist in discussing and understanding mental health issues. Included in it is a list of organisations you can refer to for further assistance.