Mentoring

Your next step.

In our mentoring programme, experienced professionals support early-career individuals and career changers throughout their professional journey.

Which of these applies to you?

Ready to take the next step in your career – with the right support?

We’re delighted to introduce a mentoring programme designed specifically for people like you.

What to expect

As a mentee, you receive personalised support from an experienced nutrition professional on career questions, career decisions, personal development, and professional direction.

Structure of the mentoring programme

The programme is based on regular conversations between mentee and mentor. Topics are defined together according to your individual needs.

Duration and process

The mentoring programme runs for one year, starting each spring. After matching and a detailed kick-off meeting with other mentees, you arrange your first meeting with your mentor and then organise further meetings flexibly.

Language

The SWAN mentoring programme is aimed at academically trained nutrition professionals (or those in training) who wish to establish themselves in the Swiss market. The programme is conducted in German; a minimum German language level of B2 is required for participation.

Registration

Complete the registration form on our website. We will review your application and match you with a suitable mentor. The registration deadline is 30 October each year (for mentoring in the following year).

Wanna know more?

Find out more here:

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What Mentees Say

Deborah Beyli

MSc Food, Nutrition & Health (HAFL)

The SWAN mentoring programme was a truly enriching experience for me. With my mentor’s support, I was able to define my professional goals, gained insight into how others balance family and career, and came away from each session feeling more confident about the future.

Jana Gerber

BSc Nutrition & Dietetics (BFH)

The SWAN mentoring programme gave me the chance to connect with many experienced professionals. Through these conversations, I became aware of my own career goals – sometimes in surprising ways. Learning about the diverse career paths of others both broadened my sense of what’s possible and gave me the courage to pursue my own goals.

Rebekka Dietsche

BSc Nutrition (UFPR), cand. MSc Nutrition and Health (Wageningen University)

What I appreciate most about the SWAN mentoring programme is how individually tailored it is. Rather than following a fixed structure, the programme is shaped by the two people involved. For me personally, it was an opportunity to strengthen my network and reorient myself professionally.

Michelle Rohr

BSc Nutrition & Dietetics (BFH)

If you’re interested in areas beyond traditional dietetic practice but aren’t sure where to start, the SWAN mentoring programme offers a wonderful opportunity to find your direction. My mentor encouraged me to be bold and showed me the many possibilities that exist in the world of nutrition.

Kathrin Rutishauser

MAS Nutrition and Health (ETH Zürich)

My mentoring year was a great source of enrichment – both professionally and personally. Through my mentor’s extensive network, I met other wonderful women who could share firsthand advice. I recommend the SWAN mentoring programme to anyone looking to build connections and find a new direction in nutrition.

Corinne Laeri

Pharmacist ETH, MAS Nutrition and Health (ETH Zürich)

During my MAS programme, I gained a great deal of specialist knowledge – but very little insight into the industry itself, and no networking opportunities. SWAN, and the mentoring programme in particular, was exactly the missing piece.

Giulia Tedde

MSc Food, Nutrition and Health (HAFL)

What sets the SWAN mentoring programme apart for me is how individually it’s tailored to each mentee’s needs. The conversations were always relaxed and personal, and the programme offered valuable opportunities to connect with others in similar situations who shared their experiences openly.

Anna Wettlauffer

MSc Food Science (ETH Zürich)

The SWAN mentoring programme opens many doors for connecting with people in the nutrition industry. My mentor helped me find an overview and access to the field that I simply hadn’t gained through my studies – and to reflect on what truly matters to me in my work and where my strengths lie.

Your experience and expertise are in demand – would you like to share them?

We need professionals like you to support and guide those new to the field.

Apply

What to expect

As a mentor, you share your experience and network, provide guidance, and support graduates and career returners on their journey. At the same time, you expand your own network and actively help shape the next generation of nutrition professionals.

Application

Apply via our online form. We will review your application and are happy to include you in our pool. As soon as a suitable mentee match becomes available, we will get back to you.

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