START
Complete your primary CBA Thrive profile. Make sure your contact information is current, add a recent professional profile picture, expand on your bio and import your education and job history information from LinkedIn. Having a complete and accurate profile is crucial to the success of selection and matching. Profile complete? Return to this page and move on to step 2.
ENROLL
Are you looking to be a mentor or mentee? Perhaps both? Sign up:
• Enroll as a Mentor
• Enroll as a Mentee
Make selections for each of the program demographics to set your preferences. Demographics include: topics, venue, specialties, career stage and start/end date. Please note that some fields are required for enrollment. The more information you provide, the easier to make the best match. Keep in mind to request a mentor or mentee, you must be enrolled in the program.
SEARCH
Use the Mentor Program Directory to input your search criteria. Start by selecting the topic(s) of interest, which include:
- Area of Practice
- Communication Preference
- Career Stage
- Mentoring Interests
- Practice Type
You can also take advantage of features to help you find and recruit matches:
• Track your mentoring relationships
• Participate in discussion forums on mentoring topics
• Search for helpful mentoring resources
CONNECT
Congratulations! You're all set. You completed steps 1-3 and are now ready for the fun stuff. Let the mentoring begin. Do one search or multiple searches. If you're unsure of the search criteria, select "Search for ALL of the selected values." The Mentor Program Directory will do the work for you and populate the results.
Next click on the member's name that you're interested in establishing a mentor/mentee connection with. The link will bring you to their profile page. Look around. If you think it's a desired match, look under their profile image for the Mentor Match badge, which when clicked will allow you to request a connection. If it's not a desired match, you can simply select the back button to return to your previous search results.
Also, don't forget to view our Mentor Match FAQs!
Program Disclaimer
The CBA Mentor Match Program is a self-facilitated program. While CBA provides resources and guidance, the outcome of the mentoring relationship is the responsibility of the participants. CBA is not liable for any results or actions taken in this program. If you have concerns about a mentor's or mentee's communication or behavior, please email tthomason@cobar.org.