Welcome! Our
Guide Match program reflects our commitment to you and your professional development. This unique online networking and career development tool, helps you find, connect, and share experiences with others. Your guide or guidee can be in the same city or on the other side of the world. You can apply to our
Guide Match program in four simple steps:
START
Complete your profile. Make sure your contact information is up to date, 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 back to this page and move on to step 2.
ENROLL
Are you looking to be a guide or guidee? Perhaps both? Sign up:
• Enroll as a Guide
• Enroll as a Guidee
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 it will be to make the best match. Keep in mind in order to request a guide or guidee, you must be enrolled in the program.
SEARCH
Use the Guide Program Directory to input your search criteria. Start by selecting the topic(s) of interest which include:
- Career stage
- Location
- Gender
- Practice setting
- Practice type
You can also take advantage of features to help you find and recruit matches:
• Track your guiding relationships
• Participate in discussion forums on guiding topics
• Search for helpful guiding resources
CONNECT
Congratulations! You're all set. You completed steps 1-3 and are now ready for the fun stuff. Let the journey begin. Do one search or multiple searches. The Guide 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 Guide 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 Guide Match FAQs!