Tmnt download.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/3796152911_f56c01cc1a.jpg” alt=”3796152911_f56c01cc1a” title=”3796152911_f56c01cc1a” width=”300″ height=”195″ class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-20038″ /> The Tisch Offices of Career Development and Alumni Relations know how hard it can be to find a job these days, let alone one in a city as overwhelming as Los Angeles. To help, they have set up a mentorship program to help new graduates settle into life in L.A. and jump start a career in the arts. Mentees meet once a month with their mentors, who will advise them on things like the renting an apartment, finding employment and buying a car (no more yellow cabs). The mentors are NYU graduates as well, but with years of industry experience in L.A.
Apply online here and email your most recent resume to tisch.career@nyu.edu. Details on the program and application requirements are after the jump.
Applications will be accepted until December 1, 2009. Applicants will be notified of acceptance to the program by December 11, 2009.
This program is open to new graduates and newly- arriving alumni only.
Alumni eligible for this program must have graduated within the past three years.
Applicants should be new to LA or have been in LA less than one year.
Program is limited to 15 mentees.
The program will start on February 1, 2010 and end on July, 1 2010. The opening event and the first meeting will take place during the first part of February: applicants should plan to be in or arrive in LA no later than February 1, 2010.
Attendance at monthly meetings and opening and closing events for all mentees is required.
All mentees will be required to complete a Mentor Action Plan and Objectives Worksheet from the Tisch Office of Career Development (Due January 15, 2010) and a final evaluation in July to assess this program.
Any required event is at no cost to mentees, which is made possible through the donations of The Tisch Offices of Career Development and Alumni Relations and private donations.
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Mainly because I’m in love with LA, I think this is awesome.
But, seriously? “Mentees meet once a month with their mentors, who will advise them on things like the renting an apartment, finding employment and buying a car (no more yellow cabs)”? Do we even have this in NEW YORK?