Become a mentor and help develop the communications professionals of tomorrow. By sharing your expertise and helping others succeed, you’ll find mentoring an experience that’s both personally and professionally rewarding. NYWICI’s Mentoring Program is structured to work around your busy schedule--so it’s not only gratifying, but easy as well.

How does the NYWICI Mentoring Program work?

Based on your personal profile, you’ll be matched with your mentee, who will be chosen from students or young professional NYWICI members interested in pursuing communications careers.  NYWICI will provide you with training, coaching and support to help you make the most out of your mentoring relationship. Your one-year mentoring relationship will combine weekly guided email messages between you and your mentee with periodic in-person meetings and group events. This platform has the benefit of accommodating the busy schedules of both you and your mentee.

As a mentor, you’ll be asked to spend just a few hours each month sharing your real-life work experiences, listening to your mentee, and providing her with encouragement, advice and resources.

What are the benefits to the mentee?

With NYWICI’s Mentoring Program, your mentee will take an important first step toward a successful communications career. She’ll benefit for years to come in ways both professional and personal, and she’ll:

• Get inspired—by you!

• Gain invaluable insight into real communications careers and work experiences.

• Find out what it really takes to succeed in the business.

• Get new perspectives on life after college.

• Gain access to a valuable support network during critical stages of her academic and career development.

• Sharpen her career focus and learn about career success factors.

• Get exposure to diverse perspectives and experiences.

• Improve her interpersonal skills and self-confidence.

• Be challenged to go further, take risks, set new goals, and achieve at a higher level.

 What are the benefits to me, as a mentor?

• Raise your professional profile.

• Get exposed to fresh new talent, energy and ideas.

• Improve your leadership, coaching, management and recruiting skills.

• Learn about the latest technologies and trends being used by today’s students and young professionals.

• Identify potential future employees.

• Get exposed to new and diverse thoughts, styles, personalities and cultures.

• Give back to NYWICI and the communications profession.

• Feel great that you’ve made a difference in the life of your mentee!

 Who can participate?

To be a mentor, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be a member of NYWICI in good standing.

• Have at least three years of experience in the communications industry.

• Have reliable and consistent access to the Internet.

• Commit to participating in a consistent weekly email exchange for at least one year.

• Be able to attend NYWICI Mentorship events (a one-hour training and one social event).

Mentees must meet the following criteria:

• Be a student or young professional member in good standing of NYWICI.

• Be considering or pursuing a degree program in a communications field through an accredited high school, community college, college or university, or graduate program.

• Have reliable and consistent access to the Internet.

• Commit to participating in a consistent weekly email exchange for at least one year.

• Be able to attend NYWICI Mentorship events (a one-hour training and one social event).

How do I get started?

To be a mentor, start by filling out this detailed mentor questionnaire. You’ll be contacted to participate in personal or telephone interviews and reference checks. Then you’ll be matched with a mentee through NYWICI’s electronic proprietary platform. After the NYWICI Mentorship Committee reviews and approves the match, you’ll be notified by email and welcomed to the program!

Get started today and become an NYWICI mentor!

Mentee candidates:

Please click here for more information on how to become a mentee.