Welcome to EMentoring for Students!
If you are a student member who needs the advice of a working engineer with experience in your field of interest to help guide you through your college years to your first job, the ementoring program is for you.

About E-Mentoring

You can ask career questions, get a perspective on the day-to-day issues you face in the workplace, and learn about different career options and more. It depends on your own individual needs. A mentor can help you get the right training, find the right niche in mechanical engineering or introduce you to a non-traditional career path. It could also help you to transition more easily into the working world or change engineering fields. EMentoring transcends geographic boundaries and time constraints you can meet online anytime, even if you are in different time zones or countries.

About the Mentors

Our mentors also work for companies like Boeing, UPS, Abbott Labs, IBM, Kraft Foods, Sunoco Product Company and Refinery, Duke Power Co, Pitney Bowes, Cessna Aircraft Co., Lockheed Martin Company, Procter and Gamble Corp, TRANE, Caterpillar Inc, Smithsonian Inst, Lord Corp., Rubbermaid, Entergy Nuclear.

We ask our mentors for a one-year committment to the program. Mentors and Mentees are surveyed annually to see if they are interested in continuing their participation. At the same time, we have new mentors signing up continuously. They can mentor up to 3 indivduals and have the option to select a mentee preference; student, early career engineer or both. So it is very important to select your mentor from the right category.

Program Timeline

The Matching Process

As a student mentee you would…

1. Search mentor biographies by first selecting Students to display available mentors.
2. Search by the industry and/or geographical location (optional) to narrow your search.
3. Choose the top three- (3) mentors who most closely fit your career interests and fill out an application with your contact information and background. If you would like to have more than one mentor, you can ask for one additional mentor on your application.

ASME confirms your active 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 be your mentor until either of you decide to dissolve the relationship or it's time to renew your Ementoring participation. Remember this takes place annually.

Getting Started

1. Contact your mentor to introduce yourself. Tell them a bit about yourself and background. Let them know why you are participating in the program and what you think you need to be a successful engineer. Remember that mentors volunteer to help and expect 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.
2. We ask that you try to contact your mentor on a consistent schedule (i.e. weekly, biweekly, or monthly). Discuss with your mentor the frequency that will work best for you both.
3. If you choose to dissolve the relationship at anytime before the renewal period, 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 Deidra Hackley.