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Succession Planning Through Mentorship August 13, 2015
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Speakers:
Naguib Gouda, President & CEO, Career Edge
Meredith Keenan, Organization & Talent Development Leader, GE Canada
Ehsan Salamati, Customer Account Analyst, GE Canada, Career Edge Alumnus
Moderator: Charmaine O’Connor, Manager, Marketing & Communications
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Agenda
Speakers Meredith Keenan, Organization & Talent
Development Leader, GE Canada
Naguib Gouda, President & CEO, Career Edge
Ehsan Salamati, Customer Account Analyst, GE
Canada, Career Edge alumnus
Moderator: Charmaine O’Connor – Manager, Marketing &
Communications, Career Edge
Question & Answer Period
Wrap-up
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Welcome
@CareerEdgeOrg
#successionplanning
#mentorship
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Manager, Marketing & Communications,
Career Edge
Today’s Moderator
Ehsan Salamati, Customer
Analyst, GE Canada, Career
Edge Alumnus
Meredith Keenan, Organization
& Talent Development Leader,
GE Canada
Naguib Gouda, President & CEO, Career
Edge
Poll
Does your organization currently have a
mentorship program in place?
Yes or
No or
Don’t know
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Poll Results
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Naguib Gouda, President & CEO
Career Edge
Staunch advocate for
paid internships
Dedicated to helping
recent graduates –
including recent
graduates with self-
declared disabilities –
and internationally
qualified professionals
launch their career
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Naguib Gouda, President & CEO, Career Edge
Founded in 1996 by group of organizations
Not-for-profit, self-sustaining social enterprise
Facilitates three (3) paid internship programs
Over 1,000 employer partners
Helped over 12,000 new graduates and newcomers
to Canada launch career
Career Edge’s internship model works:
50% retention rate with “host” employer at end of
internship
Majority of remaining 50% successfully launch career
elsewhere within six (6) months
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About Career Edge
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About Career Edge
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On-the-job
Learning
Knowledge
Transfer
Coaching &
MENTORING
Networking
4 Cornerstones of Career Edge’s Paid Internship
Programs
Why succession
planning
matters…
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Spent (7) years in benefits consulting industry
Transitioned to Human Resources (HR) in transportation – 1996
Joined GE Canada in 2006
Held increasingly progressive roles in Energy Services, Oil & Gas and Global Growth since joining GE
Employs vast experience in labour relations, employee relations, compensation and benefits, plus talent development, to ensure workforce diversity and progression
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Meredith Keenan, Organization
& Talent Development Leader,
GE Canada
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Investing in People Through Mentorship
Mentorship:
The shared ownership and the investment of
time, energy and effort by a mentor and mentee
to foster the mentee’s professional
development and growth.
For the Mentee
• Opportunity to grow & learn through mentor’s
experiences
• Career guidance & advice
• Insight into the company culture and structure
• Non-threatening forum to test ideas
• Exposure to successful leader
• Networking
• Advocate/ Friend/ Confidant
• Access to coaching and advisory resource
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Investing in People Through Mentorship
Investing in People Through Mentorship
For the Mentor
• Recognize future talent
• Build company’s leadership legacy
• Leadership experience
• Gain different perspectives
• Broaden network
• Friendship/ Confidant
• Personal enrichment
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Investing in People Through Mentorship
For the Organization
• Developing & Retaining talent
• Developing leadership skills
• Enhanced communication among
» layers of organization
• Performance & Productivity growth
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Investing in People Through Mentorship Continued…
Investing in tomorrow’s workforce through
mentorship:
• Employee turnover:
– Recruitment and retention
– Complement to training
• Organizational stability
• Succession planning:
– Continuity of services
– Progression of workforce
– Continuing supply of qualified individuals
• Socio-economic sustainability
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MA in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Certificate in Project Management
Successfully landed Business Analyst internship position with GE Canada in 2012 – through Career Edge’s paid internship program for new graduates
Offered permanent full-time position with GE after completing internship
Currently holds Customer Account Analyst position at GE
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The Internship Experience
Ehsan Salamati, Customer
Analyst, GE Canada, Career
Edge Alumnus
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Multidisciplinary background
Experience of working on different projects
• Electrical and computer engineering
• Graduate project in simulation of auditory systems and medical imaging therapeutic methods
Close collaborations with
• Faculties at university, professor
• Engineers
• Surgeons
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Professional Background
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Perception:
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After Graduation Challenges
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high GPA
Academic
Awards
Volunteering
Publications
SUCCESS
Reality
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After Graduation Challenges
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Work Experience Better Job
My big opportunity
Training & Hands-on experience
Networking
Proved myself
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My Internship
Investing in People Through Mentorship
Shorten the learning curve
Networking
Diverse opportunities to get experience
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Recent Graduates
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Future Goals
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MSc. Research
Engineer
IT Project/Business
Analyst
CAREER EDGE
Customer
Account Analyst
Project Manager ,
Function Leader
… ?
Business Manager
… ?
Questions & Answers
Wrap Up
Hosted by Career Edge
Thank you!
Link to recording to be sent shortly
www.careeredge.ca
www.ge.com/ca/
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