IEEE Mentoring Connection

To provide this program, IEEE partners with The Training Connection, a vendor that has developed a web-based mentoring program, to facilitate the matching process. Participation in the program is voluntary and open to all higher grade IEEE members (above the Student Member grade). If you fit this criteria, you could be a mentor to another IEEE member in our pilot program. Participation is completely voluntary for both the potential mentor and the mentee.

• If you are interested in joining the program, visit the IEEE Mentoring Connection and sign up.
• In order to enter the program, you will need to use the IEEE User ID: “IEEE2006” (without quotes). 
• Once you enter and submit this ID, you will be asked to create your own User ID and Password for future access.

Prospective mentors must be IEEE higher grade members (above Student Member grade) who are, but not limited to:

• willing to give time and effort to the mentoring partnership (we suggest minimum of two hours per month);
• able to communicate effectively with others;
• willing to share some career successes and failures;
• individuals who may be or have been executives, consultants, or in middle or upper management, or in research;
• individuals who may be or have been educators, entrepreneurs, or self-employed;
• individuals who may be or have been proven leaders offering inspiration and insight;
• individuals who may be or have been IEEE officers or volunteers;
• willing to review an orientation session to learn guidelines, tools of program and the mentee, and the mentor's role and responsibilities.

Prospective mentees must be IEEE higher grade members (above Student Member grade) who are, but not limited to:

• new professionals in their first or second job or considering entering graduate programs;
• recent graduates entering the professional workforce for the first time;
• professional making a career move or career change;
• passionate for learning;
• willing to give time and effort to the mentoring partnership (we suggest minimum of two hours per month);
• willing to identify and clarify their developmental goals;
• interested in learning from another professional "who has been there";
• willing to participate in mentee orientation session to learn guidelines, and tools of program and their role and responsibilities as a mentee.

 The IEEE Mentoring Connection Program Guide provides a view into the process of the IEEE Mentoring Connection program, how to work through the website in setting up a search for a mentor and the key features of the website.  The Guide is presented for viewing in a PDF file, 1,131 KB and 12 pages long.

Take a few minutes to view the Mentoring Connection Program Orientation. 

Program Orientation Contents:

• Information on how to join the program, search for partners and engage and participate in mentoring partnerships.
• A demo on how to use and navigate The Mentoring Connection web site informative.
• A mentoring workbook, The Mentoring Guide, is included for your use with the presentation. The workbook is a PDF, 15 pages, 87.02 KB, PDF version 1.3 (Acrobat 4.x).
• Module 1 covers the identification and selection of a mentor and exploring roles and responsibilities of the mentor and mentee. 
• Module 2 covers the establishment of the mentoring relationship and building a mentoring plan and agreement.

Questions raised during a live session of the Mentoring Connection Program Orientation is available for your review.

Each participant in a mentoring partnership should be committed to devoting time and effort to develop their partnership. They need an understanding of their role and responsibilities, and each partner needs to stay in touch and follow an action plan that defines goals and outlines expectations for the partnership.