Young Women IT Professionals seeking Mentorship
March 11, 2010
CATA Women in Technology Forum and the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) are now accepting applications for young women IT managers or IT professionals to be connected with a CIO for an e-mentorship relationship.
About the eMentoring Program
Under the program, once CIO mentors and mentees are matched up, they will begin an on-line dialogue based on mentees' stated areas of interest and on program elements built around the kinds of issues and experiences that aspiring IT Leaders can expect to encounter on the job and in their career paths. Because the program has been developed in consultation with memberships of CIOCAN and CATA-WIT, mentees can draw on a broad range of expertise through their relationships with their mentors.
Who are the mentoring CIOs?
They're all senior executives working in Canada, women and men, mostly at the VP level. CIO is their profession, but they come from all industries: retail, banking, education, health, public utilities, executive consulting, primary industry, high-tech, and so on. Some have worked their way up through the ranks of IT departments, and some have switched in from different areas of business. Many will go on to become CEOs. In their private lives they run marathons, garden, ride motorcycles, travel, raise children, read, serve their communities.
Who is eligible to be a mentee?
CATA WIT Forum has an extensive network of young women in Canada aspiring or already in the IT profession. CATA WIT members are eligible to apply for a CIO e-mentor. If you are not yet a CATA WIT Forum member see http://www.catawit.ca/Membership/register/.
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
- Woman Member of CATA Women in Technology Forum
- Professional in an IT position for 5+ years or in a Management position for 1 to 4 years
- Passionate, driven and energetic
- Motivated to advance and grow in the Management path and in Leadership
- Organized Self Starter
- Able to commit 1 year to the E-Mentoring program
If you are that woman, follow this link to the CATA Women in Technology Forum to dowload the application form. Once filled out please save and send the completed applicaion to Alice Debroy by email at adebroy@cata.ca or by fax to 888-274-8189.
If you have any questions contact Alice at the email above.
Looking forward to work with you!
Sandra Saric,
Program Director
Information and Communications Technology Council
Vice President Mentoring, CATA WIT Forum
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