Motivate, Lead, Get Inspired – Why the ISA Mentor Program is so Valuable.
The mentor program is designed to help members achieve professional goals, spark conversation, and share experiences. Program objectives include:
- Provide guidance and support career development
- Encourage an exchange of ideas and information
- Connect members and build professional relationships
- Provide professional development opportunities for ISA members
Benefits of Becoming a Mentor
Becoming a mentor to other automation professionals helps advance the field by helping coach and inspire the next generation of professionals. Mentor programs help expand leadership skills for both mentor and mentee, as well as, giving you a sense of personal fulfillment. As a mentor you will also get the opportunity to network with the up-and-coming leaders of tomorrow.
Continue fortifying your leadership and networking skills by enrolling to be a mentor.
Benefits of Becoming a Mentee
Improve your career skills, confidence, and career development through the ISA Mentor Program. As a mentee, you have the opportunity to gain valuable insights, tips and resources from established career professionals. Establish connections that will last a lifetime and help foster valuable career and leadership skills.
Get to work on your career development goals and enroll as a mentee today to get matched with an ISA mentor.
Ready to Get Started?
Step 1: Profile
Mentors and mentees begin the process by completing a mentor or mentee profile. Make sure your contact information is up to date, add a profile picture, expand on your bio and communicate what you're looking for in the mentor relationship. Having a complete and accurate profile is crucial to the success of selection and matching.
Step 2: Enroll
Once your profile is complete, you will need to enroll as a mentor or mentee. Make selections for each of the program demographics. Demographics include topics, locations, specialties, and career stages. 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 that to request a mentor or mentee, you must be enrolled in the program.
Step 3: Search
Enrolled mentees will then need to search the Mentor directory by a variety of criteria, such as an area of expertise, type of job, area of interest or location. The mentoring system will display a list of available mentors who closely meet the mentee's preferences.
Step 4: Request
Next, click on the member's name you're interested in connecting with. 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.
Step 5: Connect
After carefully reviewing the mentor profiles, the mentee will submit one request to the mentor of his/her choice. Once the connection is approved by staff, the mentor will receive a notification via email with a link allowing him/her to log in to the system to access the mentee’s profile.
Questions? Reach out to mentor@isa.org.