WIMOs Mentoring Program

Goal of Program

We strive to help each woman interested in a maritime career achieve her desired level of leadership, responsibility, and achievement.

Objectives of Program

  • Supply mentors effective techniques and suggested topic

  • Match protégés with a mentor in their chosen career field

  • Provide protégés with career guidance, encouragement, lessons learned, and industry insider tips 

  • Encourage survey completion  to ensure program effectiveness 

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How the program works

  • Mentors must be a WIMOs Member who is available to volunteer her time and is willing to share her industry knowledge and experiences

  • • Women who are contemplating or starting a career in the maritime industry

    • WIMOs and non-WIMOs members

    • Female active military and veterans

    • Female college students

  • The Mentoring Committee meets monthly to review new applications and match protégés with mentors. While we strive to make pairings each month, there are times when a suitable mentor may not be immediately available. In such cases, it may take a few months to find the right fit.

    Once a match is made, the Mentoring Committee will send an introductory email to both the mentor and protégé, encouraging them to schedule their first meeting.

    If at any point the match doesn’t feel like a good fit or if either party becomes unresponsive, please reach out to us. We’re happy to rematch you.

    For any questions or concerns throughout the process, contact us at Mentoring@wimos.org.

  • The mentor-protégé relationship can last as little as a few months or as long as several years, depending on the desires of the mentor and/or protégé.

    Each pair will set their own meeting cadence. There are no requirements for meeting, but it is recommended that mentors meet with protégés at least once a month . This will vary based on the needs/wishes/time constraints of the mentor and protege.

  • • A person can be both a protégé and mentor

    • Matching via online questionnaire

    • A protégé can be matched with more than one mentor, if she requests so

    • Protégés and mentors will not be matched if they work at the same company

    • Mentors and protégés can either be local or from different geographic areas

    • Mentoring can last for many years or only a few months, depending on the needs of the protégé and/or time commitment of the mentor

    • Mentoring can end at any time for any reason at the discretion of the protégé and/or mentor

    • There should be a means for both protégé and mentor feedback

Voices and Testimonials

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