Mentorship Works!

“I had the opportunity to ask many questions about the graphic design field and take a look at the current projects [my mentor’s] company had designed… I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and [NAAAP-Toronto] for arranging this mentorship for students like myself! – Anne Wadano, 19

“I have never had anyone help me so much before!” – Alice Zhang, 47

“I had a great mentoring experience. Liz gave really great guidance and I'm glad that I made a new friend.” – Charmaine Chiam, 20

“…we've actually completed the hours and have agreed to keep in touch. It's been a really good experience” – Liz Tick (Charmaine’s mentor)

The wide age range represented by these mentee testimonials from NAAAP-Toronto’s Mentorship Program indicates the wide appeal of our program. Mentorship benefits:

• University students interested in exploring career options
• Recent graduates entering the workforce and learning how to network
• Working professionals contemplating a career change or preparing for promotion
• Aspiring entrepreneurs in need of some guidance
• Internationally-trained professionals seeking to re-establish themselves in the career for which they were trained before coming to Canada

Alice Zhang is a NAAAP-Toronto Mentorship Program success story – as a highly educated and experienced foreign-trained professional, since arriving in Canada in the late 90’s she was unable to find work in the field for which she was trained in China. Through the Mentorship Program, she was able access the guidance she needed to break the cycle of working in unrelated survival jobs, and landed a job in her professional field with a company in Boston.

With the guidance of a mentor, potential outcomes for mentees can include workplace experience, assessment of potential future employment options, entrepreneurship support, and networking opportunities… all for the cost of a $30 student or $75 regular NAAAP membership!

What can mentorship do for you? Are you an experienced professional that can make a difference in someone’s life? NAAAP-Toronto now accepting applications for mentees and mentors.

If you wish to participate in the NAAAP-Toronto Mentorship Program as a mentee or mentor, or would just like more information, please contact Sandra Lim, Director of Mentorship, at sandra.lim@naaaptoronto.org.

We are always looking for more mentors – Download: Mentor Application form today!

NAAAP-Toronto is a proud Charter Member of the Association of Mentoring Professionals

• Medicine / Nursing
• Fashion Design / Merchandising
• Entrepreneurship
• Graphic Design
• Information Technology
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Marketing
• Brokerage
• Law
  ... and many others!

What career would you like to explore?

Apply Now!

Download:

• Mentee Application Form