You can apply to the Mentor Match program as a Mentor or Mentee in four simple steps:
1. COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE
Complete your profile. Make sure your contact information is up to date, make sure your profile photo is current, expand on your bio and can import your education and job history information from LinkedIn. Having a complete and accurate mentoring profile is crucial to the success of selection and matching. Mentoring profile complete? Return back to this page and move on to step 2. 2. ENROLL
Are you looking to be a mentor or mentee? Perhaps both? Sign up here: • Enroll as a Mentor • Enroll as a Mentee
Make selections for each of the program demographics to set your preferences. Demographics include topics, venue, specialties, career stage, and start/end date. Please note that some fields are required for enrollment. The more information you provide, the easier it will be to make the best match. Keep in mind in order to request a mentor or mentee, you must be enrolled in the program.
3. SEARCH
Use the Mentor Program Directory to input your search criteria. Start by selecting the topic(s) of interest. Do one search or multiple searches. If you're unsure of the search criteria, select “Search for ALL of the selected values.” The Mentor Program Directory will do the work for you and populate the results.
4. CONNECT
Next click on the member's name that you're interested in establishing a mentor/mentee connection with. The link will bring you to their Mentoring profile page. Look around. If you think it’s a desired match, look under their profile image for the Mentor Match badge, which when clicked will allow you to request a connection. If it’s not a desired match, you can simply select the back button to return to your previous search results. To check on the status of your invitations, go to ‘My Mentoring Relationships.’ More information can be found on the Mentoring FAQs page.