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Congratulations to Tiffany Sanford Adams! PSHRM 2007-08 Mentoring Committee Merit Award Recipient

 
Mentoring
“It was great! My mentor’s goal was to get me to my 2nd job! And he did!! We actually met up for lunch yesterday to celebrate! He was such a great mentor and resource and I think the Mentoring program was absolutely effective and successful.”

Cindy Choi, HR Representative, ARAMARK Higher Education

SHRM Mentoring Program

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Philadelphia SHRM is now offering a mentoring program for our members. Mentees and experienced professionals or mentors will be connected by the program to initiate a dynamic and meaningful relationship. The SHRM Mentoring Program has been developed to create valuable experiences for both the mentee and an experienced Human Resources Professional.

Purpose:
The Philadelphia SHRM’s mentoring program was established to create an informal mentoring relationship between seasoned HR professionals with new HR professionals. The program differs from formal mentoring programs in that mentees are matched with mentors in organizations other than their own; and nature of the relationship is intended to be one of coaching.

Young Professionals

In Transition

Relocation

Click here for information about the role of the mentor and role of the mentee.

How to get started

1. Fill out the mentor or mentee application form

SHRM Mentoring Program Application Forms:
Mentor Application
Mentee Application

2. Mentees – Schedule an interview with Joanna Vazquez. Once a mentor is found, Joanna will contact you to set up an interview. This interview will determine if you are committed to the program.

3. After the interview, you will be paired with your mentor. Each party will receive each other’s contact information. Both the mentor and mentee are required to set up a short conference call with a member of the mentoring committee.

4. At the conference call, a committee member will help the mentor and mentee establish their goals for the relationship and set an action plan.

5. Both the mentee and mentor will have to sign a partnership agreement. The partnership agreement should be faxed to Amy Slivinski after the conference call.

6. Finally, Gloria Sinclair Miller will reach out to the mentor and mentee to follow up with them one month after the conference call and at the beginning of their relationship.

Additional Resources - Download the toolkit

Included in this toolkit are ideas for you to consider as you develop your mentor/mentee relationship. Please note that in some of the articles the mentee is referred to as the “protégé”. Also we suggest that the mentee complete the questionnaire. This questionnaire will serve as a guide when developing the mentor/mentee relationship. Also the prep form will be of assistance when scheduling your meetings with the mentors.

In the Fall and the Spring, the mentor committee organizes workshops for all the mentees and mentors. To find out what took place at the previous workshops and to gain additional ideas for your relationship, please download the minutes.

Finally, there is an evaluation form that should be completed at the conclusion of the mentoring relationship by both parties. Please complete the evaluation form and return to Gloria Sinclair Miller at gloria.sinclairmiller@bms.com.

 
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Meet the Mentoring Committee:

Mentor Programming Lead
Gloria Sinclair Miller, SPHR
Associate Director, Human Resources
Bristol-Myers Squib

Mentor Committee
Tiffany Sanford-Adams
Presby's Inspired Life - Rydel Park

Joanna Vazquez
Children’s Crisis Treatment Center

Fred Lutkefedder
Exacta Business Advisors

Rebecca Bottorff
Venture Savvy Consulting Group

Bob Thorsen
Re/Max - Thorsen Group

Bryan Barts
Philadelphia University

Mylena Sutton


Mentoring Program Feedback:

"Things are going very well with the mentoring relationship. Philisia and I speak weekly at least, and have offered each other great career advice. She actually introduced me to my new manager at a recent Philly SHRM event. Networking works! J Thanks for putting this program together, it has made a tremendous difference in my personal and professional life.

I’m glad you’re enjoying your new position."

Warmly,
Huda

Huda Brooks,
Human Resources Manager
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America