2025 Career Connections Mentoring Program

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Mentor Program

The Career Connections Mentoring Program is a 3-month mentoring experience connecting employers/professionals from Disability:IN Minnesota member companies to:

  • College/university students with disabilities
  • Recent graduates with disabilities or
  • Individuals with disabilities who have completed a specialized training/certification program

The mentoring program offers one-on-one relationships that will allow both mentors and mentees to share their insights, perspectives and experiences related to disability inclusion in the workplace. This results in a supportive mutually-beneficial relationship that provides the mentor with an enhanced knowledge of disability inclusion while driving career development and employment opportunities for the mentee.

Career Connections Mentoring Program Dates

The 2025 Mentoring Program will run from January 6, 2025 – March 28, 2025 and will require mentors and mentees to have contact twice per month either via phone or video conference. The estimated monthly time commitment is 4 to 6 hours.

Here are the key program dates:

  • November 18, 2024 Mentoring Program Application Opens

  • December 27, 2024 – Application Deadline

  • January 6, 2025 – Mentoring Pairs Announced

  • January 10, 2025 – Virtual Kick-Off Event 12 pm – 1 pm

  • January 13-24, 2025 – Mentoring Pairs First Meeting

  • February 21, 2025 – Disclosure Training 12 pm – 1 pm

  • March 28, 2025 – Program Conclusion and Virtual Celebration 11:30 am – 1 pm

2021 Career Connections Mentoring Program

How to Apply

Apply today to be a mentor or mentee in this great program!

Mentee Application

Mentor Application

Application deadline is Friday, December 27, 2024 at 5:00 pm.
More information about Disability:IN Minnesota’s Career Connections Mentoring Program can be found here.

If you have further questions about the program, email info@di-mn.org.