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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. Asia Regional Conference - Hong Kong April 21, 2012 Helena Hannonen and Corbin Thomander. WHAT is Young Professional?. Young professional groups function as sub-chapters of organized Management Society chapters. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Asia Regional Conference - Hong KongApril 21, 2012
Helena Hannonen and Corbin Thomander
WHAT is Young Professional?
Young professional groups function as sub-chapters of organized Management Society chapters.
Programs are meant to provide networking, career development, and social activities in addition to the regular chapter programs.
WHO are Young Professionals ?
College age to age 35, with up to 10 years work experience
Open to all All professional paths Married or single Church membership or connection to BYU is NOT
required
The YP organization is run by peers and it operates under the BYU Management Society
WHY? There was a felt need to support YP
Programs can provide contacts and leads for internships and jobs for other young professionals.
Some chapters young professionals are sponsoring several events a month social events visits to companies regional lunches skill and knowledge - based seminars
WHO can help? Chapters can partner with the Young Alumni
Organization of the BYU Alumni Association
Law Society student chapters (jrcls.org )
Other chapters in the region
Other Young Professionals around the world
WHERE to find YP?
Use lists: BYU alumni Recent graduates Marriott School interns in the area Local institute attendees Local young single adult wards Exchange students Expatriates
HOW to start? Find an exemplary young professional who is
a go-getter Invite him or her to spearhead the task of
organizing Young Professionals in your chapter and area
Provide them with a guidebook (Leaders Guide and Leader Resources)
Help them along the way as needs be … and you’re good to go.
EXAMPLES: Finland and
HawaiiENTER TO LEARN – GO FORTH TO SERVE
Young Professionals program in Finland was organized to function with the help of older professionals, but otherwise independently, this program easy to implement.
Use graduating students to locally and globally
General OverviewBYU MS
BYU MSBoard
YP President
YP MentoringCommitee
YP Activities Commitee
YP OtherCommitee
Young and experienced professionals
Young professionals
Experienced professionalsOther
YPSteering
Committee
Sister organizations E.g. BYU law
society
Wards and stakes
Affiliate entities
LDS Employment Services
How YP relates to other organizations
Local schools and other
organizations with similar
goals
“ I have made new friends who are willing to help, give advice and who inspire each other to succeed in their careers. I have learned important hints and tips. For example: it helped me apply to a school and to find new job opportunities"
Diana Tulea, mentoring:
"I am very grateful to have an experienced professional and head of a happy family advise me on my next career steps.
Abe Silvennoinen, activities:
Mentoring has helped me approach the idea of how I could combine motherhood with work life and career. I am happy I feel more calm and confident about a topic that has concerned me earlier. I now know I can have both - provided that I plan well. “
A few words from YP membersTestimonials
ActivitiesExample schedule: 2010 Finland chapter
DATE TYPE TOPIC SPEAKER
12. January Lecture Life amidst all people Clint Rogers, Consultant
25. March Panel Ethics in career Juha Mikkola, Ulla Lehtinen, Ilkka Aura – successful business leaders from the region
22. April Video recording Law symposium recording Recording: Dr. Stephen Covey – management guru
20. May Workshop Mentoring basics Mentoring Comittee
10. June Q&A Free sharing and Q&A Jim Quigley – CEO Deloitte. Visiting in Finland for business
17. June Lecture Reality and Possibilities Teppo Felin – BYU Professor teaching in Finland for the summer
16. August Lecture Mindset: A Key to Success Heikki Rinne – CEO Halton, visiting in Finland
21. October Workshop Computer skills Juha Linnanen, computer expert
15. December Lecture Effective Networking Jason Wright, Coach
MentoringFind mentees Mention the program at activities and ask for those interested to approach Mentoring Coordinators
Send messages to the YP email list and Facebook group etc. (see examples)
Find mentors Meet with mentoring committee and board to discuss new and unmatched mentees’ needs
Find mentors from personal networks or pre-prepared lists with backgrounds and knowledge that can support mentee
Ask potential mentor in person or over the phone if they agree to mentor the person
Build and keep a list of willing mentors – this list can be built by sending out an mentoring invitation to the management society (see examples), to personal contacts, and by asking local presenters if they would be willing to mentor a person
Facilitate the program After both the mentor and the mentee have agreed to be matched put them in touch with each
other and share the “How to get started” information with them (see examples)
Send periodical reminders to mentors and mentees to share the latest news and mentoring success stories (see examples)
Despite a good match on paper occasionally it is necessary to rematch mentees due to “bad chemistry”
In addition to running the program, encourage mentees to find additional mentors for themselves and to make mentoring an active part of their career and life planning
Example documents:
Invitation letter to become a mentee
Invitation to become a mentor
How to get started
Mentoring event
How to get started with the committee
Mentoring newsletter
NEWSLETTER YP MENTORING 2/2011 EXAMPLE
Dear people!
Spring, with the last spurt of academic year, is at hand! With finals, summer jobs, and internships just around the corner, now is the time to step up and make use of your skills and abilities.
At this time, why not seek advice and support from your mentor? Pick up the phone and agree on a date for mentoring for this month. Again, you can approach your mentor with pragmatic questions on your current challenges or long-term plans. Either way, prepare for your meeting. To best benefit from your session, you may want to send your questions to your mentor prior to the session.
Inspiration of the Month:
Watch this short video clip about the true essence of passing on the knowledge; what comes around, goes around!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlKcP8M24Vw&feature=related
Tip of the Month:
Behold this fine result of mentoring!
“My mentor gave me as a homework to think about what my passion is. It was hard at first to get any ideas and to define what my passion is since I never thought of it before. The more I think about it though, the more I realize how important it is to know what I want from life in general, from myself and my work life. If one does not have answers to this question, in an interview or job application process this means that one has not done his homework and doesn’t know what he has to offer. - - I suggest that every mentor ask this question from his mentoree and that they work on finding an answer.”
We would like to hear more from your experiences on mentoring. Let’s share our mentoring experiences and useful tips! What benefit have you gained from mentoring? Please send us feedback at [email protected].
BR,
Mentoring Coordinators
WIP
Mentoring
YP officers
Mentors andmentees
Mentor and mentee meet
Quarterly newsletter
Invitation to mentors letter
sent
Example schedule
Invitation to mentees letter
sent
Mentor and mentee matched
Mentor and mentee meet
again
Mentor and mentee meet
again
Quarterly newsletter
Quarterly newsletterMentoring
advertised at events
Mentor and mentee express
interest in program