• A 10-month  long programme
• Seeks to pair experienced Charterholders of the Society with junior and mid-level-professionals in the financial services and investment industry.
• Aims to tap into the knowledge of more experienced charterholders to address the career development needs of junior member of the society
• Mentors are Charterholders with at least 10 years of working experience.
• Mentees are Charterholders or CFA candidates with at least 3 years of working experience.

• Having a mentor enables the mentee to steer through their organisation and career in a targeted and focused manner.
• Talking with a mentor can bring a wider perspective of the working environment to the mentee.
• Networks take a lifetime to build. Mentees can leverage on a mentor’s network (if the mentor is willing to share) to develop his career or life goals.

• Define, manage and take responsibility for the mentoring relationship
• Proactive by taking initiative to organize meetings and set the pace
• Have clear objectives to work on during the programme and review objectives with mentor regularly
• Mentee needs to make mentoring relationship action-oriented and follow through on the actions agreed upon

Pre-matching

• Mentor-mentee algorithmically matched based on industry interest and soft skills
• Each mentee will be assigned 3-4 mentors to meet during the Speed Dating event

Speed Dating

• Show up for the speed dating event
• Mentee will be allocated 10-15 mins to meet each mentor
• Give a quick background of yourself and be open
• Realised that personal chemistry is important to build trust
• Rank your preferred mentees/mentors before leaving

Matching

• Mentor-mentee algorithmically matched again based on your indicated rankings
• Mentee and mentor informed of the final match

• Find someone whose experience & skillset are relevant to your objective
• Find someone who shares your values
• Find a “coach“, “teacher” and a “guide“
• Find a good listener
• Find a leader who shows care and compassion
• Find someone with good chemistry and someone who you feel you can open up to