Now beginning its 17th year, our renowned PSPS HR Mentoring Program is open for applications from qualified mentees and qualified mentors.
Program Objectives
Provide professional development for early-in-career HR Professionals as they address their greatest challenges, encouraging their growth and commitment to Human Resources.
Create a bridge for new professionals to become future contributing members of PSPS, while strengthening the pipeline of HR professionals in the greater Philadelphia area
Provide mentors with the benefits of mentoring and coaching a career HR professional.
Offer participating organizations the opportunity to accelerate the development of their early-in-career, high potential HR professionals, at no fee for their organizations.
Qualified Mentee Applicants Based upon the program’s design and structure, we are seeking potential area mentees who have:
A commitment to a long-term professional career in HR
Two to eight years of professional-level work experience in HR; presently client facing, and working as a generalist or specialist job within a corporate/business HR department, or, as a consultant/staff specialist in an HR consulting firm, and
A promising combination of talents and personal motivation through their application and personal interview
A snapshot of applicants’ fit to the program (these are examples, every situation differs).
Qualified Mentor Volunteers Current PSPS members with a career that has been focused on HR, who have:
Advanced degree in a Human Resource-related area or equivalent professional experience
Minimum ten years direct HR experience either internally or externally
Minimum three years in a senior management role
What makes this HR Mentoring program stand out
Well developed screening and matching process for mentees and mentors, as well as program orientation for all participants
Structured process with individual flexibility within the mentor-mentee pair. Program runs from January through June, and includes two all-member live meetings, twice monthly meetings for mentoring pair, and many more features.
All activities supported by the Mentoring Program Committee which provides ready resource for new ideas and addressing challenges
Fourteen years experience in implementing the PSPS program, making enhancements based on participant feedback
