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How to Update your Work/Industry Experience and Mentoring Preferences

A simple guide to updating your work/industry experience and mentoring preferences.
24 Mar 2025
Written by Laura Pasmore
User Guides

Follow these steps to update your work/industry experience and mentoring preferences. This helps us make sure we are matching anyone looking for a mentor with someone that has experience in appropriate industries.

If you need any support with the site, please contact the Shiplake CONNECTED team: connected@shiplake.org.uk.

 

To update your work/industry experience:

1. Login or register for Shiplake CONNECTED

2. On the Home page, click the arrow next to your profile picture in the top right of the screen. Choose My Profile in the dropdown box that appears.

3. Scroll down to Has Worked/Studied In and Has industry experience in and click Edit

4. Select any countries and industries that you have experience working in and then click Update

 

 

To add more info about work experience

5. Scoll to Work and click Add Work

4. Fill in specific work/job information and click Save

 

To update your mentoring preferences:

1. Login or register for Shiplake CONNECTED

2. On the Home page, click the arrow next to your profile picture in the top right of the screen. Choose My Settings in the dropdown box that appears.

3. Scroll down to Mentoring and click Edit

4. Tick the types of mentoring you are happy to help with 

5. Press Save to update your preferences

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