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 The EMentoring program is available to all ASME members with 5 years or less work experience in the engineering field all year round. Participating in this program will give you the opportunity to interact with an experienced engineer in your chosen field.
There are over 500 Mentors with expertise in Aerospace, Biomechanics, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Petroleum, Plant, Power, Waste Management, Pressure Vessels & Piping, Nuclear Engineering, Process Industries, Management, Engineering Sales & Marketing and more.
You can ask career questions, get a real-world perspective on the day-to-day issues facing you in the workplace and learn more about career options. A mentor can help you get the right training, find the right niche in mechanical engineering, and help you transition more easily into the working world. EMentoring transcends geographic boundaries and time constraints. Online you can meet anytime, even if you are in different time zones.
The Matching Process
Mentors provide information regarding their work experience, interests, and areas of expertise. That bio, without the contact information, is posted online. As a mentee, you would search those bios by first selecting Young Engineers or Graduate Students to display available mentors. You would then choose the top three mentors who most closely fit your career interests and fill out an application with your contact information and background.
ASME validates your membership and begins the matching process. Both mentor and mentee are contacted via email regarding the matching. Names and email addresses are shared. Additional background information is up to you and your mentor to decide to share. If you wish to exchange information by phone or in person that is up to you.
Once you have been matched with a mentor, he/she will continue to be considered your mentor until either of you decide to dissolve the relationship or need a change.
Getting started
As soon as you receive your mentor's contact information, please contact him/her to introduce yourself. Tell them a bit about yourself. Let them know why you are participating in the program and what you think you need to be a success as an engineer. Remember that the mentor volunteered to help and is expecting regular contact with you. Don't worry if it seems awkward and stilted at first. As you become comfortable together, communication will be become easier.
We ask that you try to contact your mentor on a consistent schedule (i.e. weekly, biweekly, monthly). Discuss with your mentor the frequency that will work best for you both. If you choose to dissolve the relationship at anytime, be courteous and inform both your mentor and the ASME Program Coordinator, so that we can update the availability of the mentor and match him/her with another mentee.
If you have any questions regarding the program, or have any comments or difficulties, please contact Cheryl Hasan.
Guidelines for a Good Mentoring Relationship:
Attitudes are important and clear communication is key. Both mentor and mentee will need to respect the other in terms of timeliness of responses to emails. Engineers are working longer hours and traveling more than ever and early career engineers are learning a lot on the job and taking on new responsibilities, as well as dealing with the differences between college and the work environment. In addition, both have social and personal commitments.
If you receive an email that you cannot respond to in a timely manner, please acknowledge it quickly and let the other person know when you will be available to answer them. Respect for one another and the courtesy of a timely reply are essential for a good relationship. (For instance, if you are going on a vacation or business trip and will be unreachable for a period of time, an email informing your mentee or mentor would be appropriate). Courtesy and professionalism is expected on both sides of the relationship. Set limits, if necessary.
Disclaimer
ASME provides this forum solely for educational purposes. While this forum is hosted by ASME, the views posted do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Society. ASME accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. Neither participating mentors nor ASME assume any responsibility or liability in connection with actions taken as a result of any information exchanged in this forum. ASME disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by ASME or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall ASME be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.
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