HRPA – Peel Chapter Mentoring Committee 2018-19 Mentoring Program

2018/2019 Peel Mentoring Program FAQs

1. How do I register for the Peel Mentoring Program?

To register for the 2018/19 Mentoring Program, please click on the registration link provided on the Peel Mentoring Program page. You will be taken to the sign-in page for MentorCity, our on-line mentoring administration tool. You’ll be guided on completion of your profile, which will ensure the program has the information needed to successfully match you to a relationship. Remember, the most successful matches are dependent on the quality of your profile information including what you’re looking for in a mentor. Be honest in your self-assessments, everything is confidential. Please note that your profile must be COMPLETED IN FULL, otherwise you won’t be matched to a relationship. Once you have completed and saved your profile, you may return directly to MentorCity at any time. Please note: All HRPA Chapters have an assigned database within MentorCity. If you do not begin your registration with the link provided you will not be placed in the Peel Chapter database and can not match to a relationship.

2. What are the Benefits of Mentoring?

To be a Mentor is a privilege and an enormously enriching life experience that simply makes you feel great. Many highly successful individuals - executives, entrepreneurs, politicians, actors, professional athletes, etc. credit the guidance from Mentors as major contributors to their success. Knowing the value of mentoring, many of these same individuals pay it forward through charitable works and mentoring programs of their own. Please click on the “Benefits of Being a Mentor/Mentee” link under Important Info.

3. Who can be a Mentor?

Any active HRPA member in good standing that meets minimum eligibility criteria for the program Peel Mentoring Program - Minimum 3 years experience in the field of Human Resources. Please note that Participants with a minimum of 1 year of Human Resources experience may Mentor an HR student or recent HR graduate.

4. Who can be a Mentee?

Any active HRPA member in good standing. You could be an HR Student, an HR professional new to Ontario or someone who is looking to increase your depth of knowledge in a particular discipline or to advance to a higher role.

5. Can I have more than 1 Mentor?

Due to the overwhelming demand for Mentors, Mentees are restricted to 1 Mentor per program year.

HRPA – Peel Chapter Mentoring Committee 2018-19 Mentoring Program

6 . Can I have more than 1 Mentee?

Yes, Absolutely! The demand for Mentors is great. We encourage members that have the capacity to mentor more than one Mentee to do so.

7 . How are matches done?

Peel Mentoring Program participants are empowered with the ability to self-match to a Mentor of their choice. Matches are completed on MentorCity. When the Matching period opens, participants may login, search for and send an invitation to their chosen Mentor. Mentors may accept or decline an invitation. There are many reasons why a Mentor may decline an invitation. They may have already reached the maximum number of Mentees they feel they can responsibly support at that time – so don’t take a declined invitation personally. Search for a new Mentor and send an invitation. Once your invitation has been accepted, you are matched! Your next step is to register to attend the Mentoring Kickoff Event, where you will meet your partner in person and establish your Mentoring Agreement.

8. How long is a mentoring commitment?

Beginning in November, the mentoring term will be a minimum commitment of 1 hour per month for a period of not less than six months.

9. I travel for work and can’t always meet face to face. Can I still participate?

Mentoring doesn’t have to be face-to-face. Many successful partnerships exist using a host of technology at our disposal – Skype, telephone, email, text etc. Consider these options when making your participation decision.