SYP UK: 2021 Mentorship Scheme Testimonials

Posted on April 30, 2022 in UK

Mentors

“It’s been great to mentor someone who lives in a different place to me as without the SYP and the mentorship being online we wouldn’t have crossed paths. I’ve learned a lot from my mentee and will be cheering her on as she progresses her career.”

 (Anna Shannon, Marketing Manager at Oxford University Press)

“It is quite rewarding to help someone get started in publishing – an industry that I am incredibly passionate about!”

(Srishti Kadu – Procurement Controller at Taylor & Francis)

“I love doing this and it is SO rewarding. Especially being someone from the Midlands breaking into the audiobook industry, I want to help whoever I can and mentor outside of this scheme too. I hope to be asked to do this again, it’s brilliant.”

(Ellis Moore – Senior Rights and Content Manager at Bolinda)

“Enjoyable and rewarding, I would recommend it for anyone in the industry.”

(Fiona Allison – Commissioning Editor at Emerald Publishing)

“Lots of guidance and support given at the outset and really invaluable in terms of being able to see the industry through fresh eyes.”

(Anonymous mentor)

Mentees

“My mentorship experience has been so beneficial in giving me experience, access to contacts, and has enabled me to join the UK committee, and to be offered a place on a Masters course. The practical help and advice from my mentor has given me these opportunities, and I would not have been able to do it without him.”

(Anna Emmerson Robinson, mentee of SYPInto)

“My mentorship experience with The Society of Young Publishers has been incredibly rewarding and informative. Through this experience I have learnt so much about the publishing industry thanks to the opportunity to meet with an expert who is vastly experienced in this field and her openness in sharing her experiences with me. In our meetings, we spoke about a wide range of career-related themes, from transferrable skills I can use in applications, to the different entry level roles and routes into publishing I can consider, and the best ways I can develop and demonstrate skills for the roles I am aiming for. My mentor has been welcoming and friendly from our very first meeting, helping me feel comfortable and reassured that no question I had was too small. I cannot recommend the SYP mentorship scheme highly enough, and would urge any young person working towards a career in publishing to apply!”

(Octavia Chappell, mentee of SYPInto)

Does the SYP mentorship scheme sound like something you could benefit from? Either as a mentor or a mentee?

If so, follow us on Twitter @SYP_UK and keep up to date with our website www.thesyp.org.uk to get updates for the 2022 scheme.