2025-2026 MT|SHRM Mentor Program
Founded in 2004 by Chapter leaders with the goal of fostering collaboration between students and HR leaders. The founders identified the need and benefit of integrating students into the workplace to support students during their transition upon graduating and entering the workplace. Our Mentor Program objective has now expanded to provide opportunities for MT|SHRM Professional Members to prepare and strengthen both MT|SHRM Student Members and MT|SHRM Early Career Professionals to become the next generation of successful HR professionals, through opportunities to learn from their mentors’ personal experiences in Human Resources.
The Mentor Program partners a MT|SHRM Student Chapter Member from a local university or a MT|SHRM Early Career Professional with a MT|SHRM Professional Member. “Early Career” is defined as someone with less than 5 years of HR experience, someone thinking about transitioning to an HR role, or someone returning from a gap in their HR Career.
The MT|SHRM mentor will provide mentorship by preparing and strengthening mentors to become the next successful leaders in our field. Successful MT|SHRM Mentees and Mentors have experienced tremendous personal growth, professional advancement, and lasting friendships by leveraging the Mentorship Program to its fullest.
The program will begin in early October 2025 and continue through March 2026:
- October: Kick-off Night: Our program Kick-off meeting is held in early October.
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- This is where you will meet your mentor/mentee, review program expectations, and network with other HR Professionals.
- January: Professional Development Workshop: Each Mentor and Mentee will attend this workshop to improve interpersonal interactions both at work and in your personal life.
- March: Program Wrap-up: This is where you will have the opportunity to present the highlights and lessons learned from your mentorship, hear from other program participants, and network with other HR Professionals.
All other meetings take place at the mentor's and student’s convenience. Try lunch, dinner, coffee, MT|SHRM meetings, MTSU breakfast meeting, golf, or virtual meetings. Job shadowing opportunities for the mentees are always great! With this program, you gain long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships.
What Professional Development can you expect as a Mentee?
● Career Mapping
● Professional Networking/Personal Brand
● Self Confidence
● Interpersonal/Conflict Resolution
● Business Acumen/Strategic Thinking
Apply to Become a Mentee
If you are a college student and MT|SHRM Student member and would like to be paired with a Mentor, please click the link below to complete the application. If you are an Early Career HR professional and would like to apply to be a mentee, please click the link below to complete the application. You will be contacted by someone with the Mentor Committee if you are selected for the Mentor program. Application deadline will be September 30, 2025 - thank you to all 2025 applicants!
Become a Mentor
Consider giving back to the profession by helping the next generation of HR leaders when you become an MT|SHRM Mentor. Give future HR leaders exposure to Human Resources in the business world and provide direction to students studying Human Resources. Help build an accurate picture of what to expect when the students graduate and support those early in their career. With past success, the demand is great for mentors, so we need you!
The application deadline is September 30, 2025 - Thank you to our 2025 applicants!
More information? Contact Valerie James or Luke McKenty if you are interested in learning more about MT|SHRM’s mentor program by [email protected].
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