- Step 1: Review, complete and submit the SME Mentor application by midnight PT on July 1, 2024.
- Step 2: If approved and selected as an SME Mentor, participation will be confirmed by email from SME Member Engagement Program Specialist.
- Step 3: Approved Mentors must attend a kick-off orientation in September before setting up a meeting with their assigned mentee.
- Step 4: Approved Mentors will make initial contact with the assigned Mentee in October to discuss goals and schedule a date and time for your first Mentor-Mentee meeting.
For questions and concerns, please email the SME Member Engagement Programs Specialist: Sidra Rao at sidra.rao@sme.org
- Step 1: Review, complete and submit the SME Mentor application by midnight PT on July 1, 2024.
- Step 2: If approved and selected as an SME Mentor, participation will be confirmed by email from SME Member Engagement Program Specialist.
- Step 3: Approved Mentors must attend a kick-off orientation in September before setting up a meeting with their assigned mentee.
- Step 4: Approved Mentors will make initial contact with the assigned Mentee in October to discuss goals and schedule a date and time for your first Mentor-Mentee meeting.
For questions and concerns, please email the SME Member Engagement Programs Specialist: Sidra Rao at sidra.rao@sme.org
Mentor Applicant Profile
Mentor Applicant Profile
Industry Credentials
Industry Credentials
Volunteerism and Community Involvement
Volunteerism and Community Involvement
Optional Demographic Disclosure
Submitting optional demographic information is voluntary and will not be considered in the decision-making process.
Optional Demographic Disclosure
Submitting optional demographic information is voluntary and will not be considered in the decision-making process.
Acknowledgement and Consent
Acknowledgement and Consent
Applicant Statement: By submitting this application, I certify that all information provided on this application is correct and accurate, to the best of my knowledge. (Note: False or inaccurate information may result in rejection of this application.) I understand SME will conduct a third-party verification of information included in this application, and I hereby authorize SME to do so. I further authorize all corporations, companies, organizations, former employers, and educational institutions to release to SME any and all information they may have about me that may verify the information provided on this application and release all such parties from any liability for doing so. Finally, I agree to keep confidential the specifics of my discussions with my mentor/mentee, unless given permission to share this information with others. I am also encouraged to discuss any concerns I have about my mentoring experience with the Mentoring Program Coordinator(s). The Mentoring Program Coordinator will maintain confidentiality unless a breach of confidentiality is necessary to maintain someone’s personal safety.
Applicant Statement: By submitting this application, I certify that all information provided on this application is correct and accurate, to the best of my knowledge. (Note: False or inaccurate information may result in rejection of this application.) I understand SME will conduct a third-party verification of information included in this application, and I hereby authorize SME to do so. I further authorize all corporations, companies, organizations, former employers, and educational institutions to release to SME any and all information they may have about me that may verify the information provided on this application and release all such parties from any liability for doing so. Finally, I agree to keep confidential the specifics of my discussions with my mentor/mentee, unless given permission to share this information with others. I am also encouraged to discuss any concerns I have about my mentoring experience with the Mentoring Program Coordinator(s). The Mentoring Program Coordinator will maintain confidentiality unless a breach of confidentiality is necessary to maintain someone’s personal safety.
Mentees and Mentors will be required to connect every other month, beginning in October and ending May, for five connection points.
Mentees and Mentors will be required to connect every other month, beginning in October and ending May, for five connection points.
I hereby give SME the right to use my headshot, biography and information mentor application information in SME marketing materials.
I hereby give SME the right to use my headshot, biography and information mentor application information in SME marketing materials.
