Become a mentor and help a student kick start the career!

As a career mentor you get the chance to share your knowledge and experience with a student. The mentor procedure last for one semester and consists typically of three meetings between you (mentor) and the student (mentee). The meetings are to put focus on your mentee’s competence assessment, career opportunities and –wishes. The meetings should first and foremost create a free forum where you can exchange thoughts and considerations regarding to your mentee’s future career. 

Your role is not to give a definitive answer, but to assist your mentee to reach to a clarification. On your mentee’s initiative, the meetings between you and your mentee will be settled and held at your work place. 

For more information or any suggestions please don't hesitate to contact us:

Tel: 3837-1517/8 Fax: (+202)3837 1543 

Mobile: 01120002055 / 01120002044 

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Things to do before you graduate

1) Register your information so that we would be able to contact you and update you with any Alumni events, workshops, vacancies and services.

http://adf.msa.edu.eg/alumni

2) Contact Alumni Relations team to develop your job search and discuss your future career plans.

3) Follow up with our website news, our Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages “MSA University’s Alumni” 

4) In case you would like to contact the Alumni relationship team, please contact us through: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,

5) Check your MSA email regularly so you don’t miss any news from MSA Alumni team.

5) Keep your profile updated (including your employment status) so that we would be able to send you the suitable vacancies.

 6) Get your Alumni ID card to use the Alumni benefits and be able to visit the campus whenever you want:
Click here to get your Alumni ID Card

7) Attend the training sessions, courses and workshops that are provided by the MSA Alumni unit to be prepare before you start your career.

How To Graduate

Your graduation is a day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You will soon be putting on your robes and walking in the campus to receive your parchment from the Principal.

 Before the big day, make sure you have everything organized. Make sure your contact information provided at the university is provided correctly so that we would be able to contact you prior the ceremony.

You have the opportunity to have the photos taken and the video for the event so that you would always remember that day (for extra cost to be paid). 

CV Writing Tips

We all know that you need a greatly formatted, eye-catching CV to grab the hiring manager’s attention to land the job of your dreams.

Here are a few tips to have a professional looking CV:

1. Start strong, the top 1/3 of the file is the most important, make sure it is easy to read, neat and with relevant information.
2. Your name should be the biggest text in your CV & bold.
3. Make sure that your contact details are clearly listed:
4. Use a professional email address, ex:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
5. Don’t mention any of the following personal details: Full address, Marital status, Gender, Sexual orientation, or Religious beliefs.
6. Include URLs of your professional social media profiles like LinkedIn, personal websites, blog, or your portfolio (for creative professionals consider adding links to Instagram, YouTube, or Pinterest profiles).
7. Choose a professional font; Ex: Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, Georgia.
8. Use the right font size: between 14-16 for sections titles, 10-12 for all other text.
9. Make sure you have margins on all sides, and add 1.0-1.15 line spacing between text.
10. Make your subheadings bold.
11. Use bullet lists instead of paragraphs to describe your experiences, educational background and skills, Keep your bullet points to six at most. 
12. Don't worry if your resume is one page long.
13. Make sure the first letter of all names mentioned, are capital.
14. Proofread your CV several times to check for any mistakes, Or Ask a professional to review it. (Submit your CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for reviewing).
15. Name your file properly: use Your first and last name, and add the document type: CV.
16. Save your CV as PDF file format.
17. Use CV Builder to save time, effort and to ensure best results;

here are some links to free professional cv templates.

https://zety.com/resume-templates

https://www.resumebuilder.com/resume-templates/ 

Wondering how to build a strong resume that stands out?

Here are a few essential details to include to keep it more professional:

1. Start your CV with a resume summary or a resume objective.
2. Mention your Experience and Educational background:
   

   if you’re a fresh graduate then your educational section is your strongest asset. In that case;

   • Consider putting your education section first.
   • List and describe your relevant coursework to show recruiters that you have skills related to the job. 
   • Add a list of relevant side projects and non-traditional work like: volunteering, part time jobs, summer camps, training, awards, residences or conferences you’ve attended.
   • Incorporate all the continuing education and online learning courses you had.

    

3. Place your most recent entries at the top in a chronological descending order.

4. If you’re a professional with tons of experience:
   
   
• Place your experience before your education, using effective and descriptive titles.
• Don’t list all your work experiences; jobs you are not proud of, or not relevant to the current position. 
  
  
5. Focus more on your achievements, not the assigned tasks and responsibilities.
   
   

    And always use numbers to describe what you’ve achieved.

              Ex: (you increased the annual revenues, Vs. you increased them by $100,000, or by 78%.)

6. Make sure to use the right keywords and action verbs specially at the beginning of each bullet point to get noticed more easily, Ex: team player, leadership, communication, creative, problem solving, responsible for, achieved, worked on, improved, researched, coached, planned, managed, assist.
7. List all the right skills: scan the job description for a list of relevant and required skills and add the ones you have.
8. A golden advice is to tailor your CV according to the job you are applying for, and remember you will be asked in every aspect of your resume.
9. Remove any possible resume red flags.

10) Clean Up Your Online Presence; don’t forget that hiring managers search for you online:

• Adjust your LinkedIn profile to match your CV
• Clean any “public” information on your Facebook and other social media pages.
• Change your Facebook privacy settings to “Friends” to prevent anyone from digging into past posts.
• Do a google search on yourself and remove any sensitive content from the web.

 11) At last it is always a great idea to attach your CV with a cover letter, especially for young professionals, to show your passion for the job in detail, include your professional goals and some more in-depth