Mentor Match allows you to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, enhance leadership skills, and gain insight from staffing peers. The program is about growing professionally and networking with fellow ASA members.
Mentor Match Program Highlights
Take the first step in growing professionally and networking with your fellow ASA members by applying as a mentor or mentee.
Cost: Free to ASA members
Duration: Six months
Time Commitment: One-hour minimum per month
Venue: Face-to-face or phone/email
Engagement: One-on-one relationship
Mentoring Topics: Mentors and mentees are matched based on common interests
Apply to MentorApply as a Mentee
Contact us if you have questions about getting started.
How Mentor Match Works
The Mentor Match program will run in two six-month cycles per year (January-June and July-December) and applications open twice a year—May and October. Getting started with Mentor Match as a mentor or mentee takes just a few minutes of your time by following three easy steps:
Step 1
Choose to apply as a mentor or mentee. Please be as specific as possible in your application so you can be paired with the right mentor or mentee, if accepted into the program.
Step 2
After you have completed the ASA Mentor Match online application form, you will receive a confirmation email. The ASA team will review your application and notify you of its status in a timely manner.
Step 3
Mentoring relationships are slated to last 6 months. ASA will be checking in with program participants throughout the mentoring cycle for feedback and suggestions.
Mentor Frequently Asked Questions
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- Complete an online application form.
- Make a commitment of six months to their mentee.
- Attend Mentor Match program orientation call with ASA.
- Attend scheduled kick-off call with mentee and review mentee's goals.
- Provide insight, knowledge and understanding to mentee.
- Determine type(s) of communication desired with mentee (telephone, email, text, video, in-person) and jointly review the Mentoring Plan.
- At the end of the six-month cycle, ASA will mark your mentoring relationships complete. After that time, you may mutually agree to continue an informal mentoring relationship.
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Mentees are ASA members at various career stages who value peer guidance as a factor in their career development.
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Mentors will only work with one mentee per program cycle.
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Once you have applied as a mentor, ASA will select your mentee and set up a virtual introduction. We recommend holding a kickoff call to ensure that the match is a good fit prior to beginning your mentoring relationship.
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Yes, but there should be a valid reason for doing so. We encourage you to at least have an initial conversation to explore whether the relationship would be mutually beneficial. If you do not feel that your match is a good fit, please inform ASA staff as soon as possible. ASA will work to find you a new mentee.
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At the end of the six-month cycle, ASA will mark your mentoring relationship s complete.
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We recommend you and your mentee agree on a schedule that works best for both of you. You should both review the Mentoring Plan (detailing the mentee’s expectations, how the mentoring will be delivered, outline, and target dates). The most important thing is to discuss your mutual expectations about time and communication at the start of your relationship. Keep in mind mentoring doesn’t necessarily require large amounts of your time. Even brief phone calls or e-mail exchanges with you can make a big difference to your mentee.
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All mentors are volunteers. As an active program participant, you will receive a ribbon (electronic badge located on your ASA Central Profile) identifying you as a mentor.
Mentee Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, please take a moment to complete your Mentee Checklist. This will help you determine your end goal for your mentoring relationship. You and your mentor can use this in your Mentoring Plan.
Expectations of mentees:
- Complete their profiles on ASA Central; selecting the areas you wish to be mentored.
- Attend Mentor Match program orientation call with ASA.
- Schedule/attend kick-off call with your mentor.
- Outline goals they want to achieve from mentoring relationship and develop a mentoring plan.
- Make a commitment to a six-month relationship with their mentor. Length of commitment to the relationship will be by agreement between the mentor and the mentee.
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Mentors are ASA members who have volunteered their time to support other members’ careers.
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Once you have been accepted as a mentee into the program, ASA will select your mentor and set up a virtual introduction. We recommend holding a kickoff call to ensure that the match is a good fit prior to beginning your mentoring relationship.
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Sometimes, regardless of the information provided, mentors and mentees may not be the right match. If this happens, please inform ASA staff as soon as possible. ASA will work to find you a new mentor.
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It is up to you and your mentor to decide how, when and where you want to pursue your mentoring relationship. It is likely that you will meet virtually—over the phone or on video, however if you are local to each other, you may choose to meet in person.
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The mentoring relationship is a six-month commitment. We recommend that you and your mentor agree on a schedule that works best for both of you. The most important thing is to discuss your mutual expectation about time and communication at the start of your relationship.
If you have any questions about the Mentor Match program, contact Tari Herring, manager, member engagement, at t*******@americanstaffing.net.