Welcome! Inforum's mentoring program reflects our commitment to you and your professional development. This unique online networking and career development tool helps you find, connect, and share experiences with other members.
MENTORING is...
- A trusting and mutually beneficial relationship where a knowledgeable individual takes an interest in fostering and supporting the learning of someone else's career development
- A platform to develop a person's passion, skills and experience
- An opportunity to model effective organizational behaviors such as decisiveness, tolerance of uncertainty, resistance to stress, and use of personal power
- A learning partnership for both the mentor and mentee
- A process whereby the mentor and mentee work collaboratively to spark discovery, insights and understanding for mutual learning and growth
Check out the
Mentor Match FAQs!
READY TO BECOME A MENTOR OR MENTEE?
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BEFORE YOU ENROLL
- Is your member profile complete? Make sure your contact information is up to date, add a recent professional profile picture, expand on your bio and import your education and job history information from LinkedIn. Having a complete and accurate profile is crucial to the success of selection and matching.
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ENROLL
• Enroll as a mentor
• Enroll as a mentee
Make selections to set your preferences for topics, session format, industry, 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.
Use the Mentor Program Directory to input your search criteria. Start by selecting the categories of interest which include:
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- Mentoring topics
- Session preference
- Career stage
- Industry
- Gender
Congratulations! You're all set to begin your search! 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.
Click on the name of the member with whom you are interested in establishing a mentor/mentee connection. The link will bring you to their 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.
Also, don't forget to view our Mentor Match FAQs!