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Become an ISA Mentor

Become an ISA Mentor. Make a difference in someone’s life:. Does this describe YOU?. Like to help people? Were helped by someone when you started out—or wish you had been?. Does this describe YOU?.

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Become an ISA Mentor

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  1. Become an ISA Mentor Make a difference in someone’s life:

  2. Does this describe YOU? • Like to help people? • Were helped by someone when you started out—or wish you had been?

  3. Does this describe YOU? • Have a few hours a month to help someone transition from student to automation professional or become a better automation professional? • Have experience and expertise that you are willing to share? • Are enthusiastic about the “future” of automation and want to share that enthusiasm?

  4. Mentored students have increased marketability • Mentees are 68% more marketable than colleagues who have not had a mentor • Mentors give mentees the competitive edge!

  5. As a mentor, you can • Be a guide in someone’s professional development • Share expertise, wisdom, and critical business experience • Help determine areas where a mentee’s knowledge, skills, and experience may be lacking; identify methods and a plan for improvement • Be a sounding board for a young professional or student about the job market, career advancement, resume, and other key factors Enjoy personal satisfaction!

  6. Scope of ISA’s Mentor Program • Mentees are matched with mentors based on their interest in these categories • The ISA Mentor Program pairs experienced ISA Members in the categories of Industry and Technology

  7. What mentors say • “The instrument and control systems field has been good to me and I hope I can be helpful to a student or young professional in the program.” • “A student I had mentored contacted me, thanking me and letting me know that he had followed my advice; he had just received a promotion. It made my day!”

  8. What mentors say • “My experience in working with mentees over the past several years has been very rewarding.” • “I have worked with five-to-six students and have been able to answer their questions regarding career planning, ISA Member benefits, salaries and benefits, PE exam, etc. I feel I have been able to guide them effectively because of my long experience in the field. I have also been able to guide them in writing a good resume.”

  9. 30,000 Non-US & Canada 28% US & Canada 72% 2009 ISA has a global membership • ISA has Members in more than 100 countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe • There are over 4,500 student members worldwide who could benefit from having a mentor

  10. Benefits to Student Members • Having a mentor cultivates students and helps them to maintain genuine professional relationships • Students benefit from having a mentor who can provide critical expertise and experience about the automation profession

  11. Typical careers • Control Systems Engineer • Automation Engineer • Engineering Manager • Plant Engineering • Production Engineering • Technical Support • Systems Integrator • Professor/Educator • Product Design Engineer • Network/Software Engineer • Marketing/Sales

  12. Follow up • Sign up to be a mentor by going to the ISA home page: www.isa.org > General Information > Careers > Mentor Program • Questions?

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