Once the 6 months are over, we ask you to fill out an evaluation where you specify if you want to mentor another young person. 91% of our mentors renew the experience.

You accompany a young person for 6 months. This rule is intended so that you can focus on one mentee at a time and for you to be able to give a few hours a week without it overwhelming you work.

Each mentee is different, His/her needs and expectations are therefore not always the same. In general, he doesn’t always have the necessary tools for his job search. Therefore, he expects you to help him define his professional desires and identify skills, to write his CV and cover letter or to search for job opportunities. It is a team effort.

Duos have premises equipped with computers connected to the Internet and printers at their disposal.

But it is also possible that you end up in a coffee shop, for example, if this can facilitate your meetings.

We don’t target a specific study level. The key is that the mentor has a professional experience to value and share.

One of the conditions to become a mentor is to be more than 50 years old. Being pensioned is not an obligation as long as you have a some time to give to your mentee.

If a conflict arises during the mentoring or you feel discomfort in your duo, feel free to contact your coordinator to tell him/her. We will then try to find a solution so that everything goes as well as it can.

If however you still don’t get along, we will put an end to your duo and we will put you in contact with a young person whose personality suits you better.

The mentor has worked in the same sector of activity as the mentee to the extent possible.

However, the sector is not the only criterion taken into account. Indeed, we also take into account the personality and interests of the young person.

After registering, we get back to you as soon as possible. We then agree on an interview, to better define your profile and your expectations. It will also allow us to answer any questions you may have about mentoring. Following this interview, we put you in touch with a mentee  (in the shortest delays, according to demand).

A DUO for a JOB coordinator will be present at your first interview, and will follow your duo during the mentoring.

As a voluntary mentor, you:

• Receive a specific training of 4 days, so it is not at all necessary to have experience in accompaniment.
• Are supervised by a professional team.
• Regularly meet other mentors in order to exchange experience.

• To share and transmit your professional experience.
• Develop new social skills through a program of continuous training.
• Live a unique and rewarding human experience.
• Sign up for a voluntary action of active citizenship.
• Integrate an active network of mentors.

A four-day training is organized so that you have all the necessary tools to properly mentor the mentee in his/her job search. In addition, during the 6 month mentoring, you are asked to participate every two months in an intervision. This allows mentors to exchange and share their experience as a mentor.

As a volunteer, you don’t get paid. However, DUO for a JOB supports entirely the training each mentor has to assist.

To take part, you must:

• Be over 50 years old
• Have professional experience to share (whether you are retired or still working)
• Be available for a few hours each week

DUO for a JOB matches young job seekers with an immigrant background with people over 50 years old who have a professional experience in related fields and who can accompany and support them in their job search.

Through this intergenerational mentoring, DUO for a JOB wants to contribute to maintain the level of the current rates of access/return to work, which is twice as high as the “natural” insertion rate.