Application Questions, Bordeaux Mentor Week

Please send your responses to the following questions, and email them to mentorweek@janeanson.com by March 31, 2024 – you can also get a copy of this questionnaire, via a Word document, if you send an email to mentorweek@janeanson.com.

Please share with people who you think would benefit.

Please ensure that you will be free to travel between the dates of the week, and please note that although there are travel bursaries, you will be expected to arrange your own visas (we will provide supporting documentation).

 

BORDEAUX MENTOR WEEK 2024

Candidate Application

September 23-27, 2024

 

Name:

Date of birth:

Address:

Country:

Email:

Social media:

Nominated by (if relevant):

Please attach a recent CV along with this application.

The final shortlisted 20 candidates will be invited to a video interview.

QUESTIONS

When and how did you get into wine? What made you decide to pursue it professionally?

Is there anything you would like to share with us about your experience with wine where you felt at a disadvantage, and where there were barriers to your learning?

What is your professional aspiration/dream?

Which wine regions have you visited?

What do you hope the Bordeaux Mentor Week will contribute to your professional life?

Have you taken any wine qualifications, and which ones?

Have you been awarded a wine scholarship before, and for what organisation ?

What makes you a great candidate for this program?

What is your most noteworthy achievement (anything related to the wine industry)?

What wine or wine related establishment have you worked with?

What has been your most memorable, inspiring and encouraging moment in your wine journey?

Other hobbies and interests?

A review/nomination letter (not compulsory)

Is there anything else that you would like us to know that could help with your application?