START
Complete your profile. 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. Profile complete? Return back to this page and move on to step 2.
ENROLL
In order to request a mentor or mentee, you must be enrolled in the program. Are you looking to be a mentor or mentee? Perhaps both?
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.
SEARCH
Use the CSAE Mentor Program Directory to input your search criteria. Start by selecting the topic(s) of interest which include:
- Career Development
- Community Management
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Networking
- Starting My Own Business
- Technology
- Web Design/CSS
- Work/Life Balance
Then select the mentoring venue, career stage, specialties, name and location. You can also take advantage of features to help you find and recruit matches:
- Track your mentoring relationships
- Participate in discussion forums on mentoring topics
- Search for helpful mentoring resources
CONNECT
Congratulations! You're all set. You completed steps 1-3 and are now ready for the fun stuff. Let the mentoring begin. Do one search or multiple searches. If you're unsure of the search criteria, select "Search for ALL of the selected values." The CSAE Mentor Match Program Directory will do the work for you and populate the results.
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 profile page. Look around. If you think it's a desired match, look under their profile image for the blue Mentor Match badge, which when clicked will you 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.