provide invaluable guidance.
Mentor Veterans, Change Lives
Mentoring is at the heart of our mission to help Veterans succeed in civilian careers and life.
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.”
— Steven Spielberg
Mentor Veterans For Career Transition
Mentors accelerate innovation and excellence in any industry, and are an integral piece of the MedTechVets Foundational Program as well. Veterans are paired with mentors during a 7-week career training program – the MedTechVets Foundational Program.
As a mentor, you provide the individualized guidance, career development support, and industry knowledge that formal education misses. Textbook knowledge is important… but lessons from your lived experiences are unbeatable.
You can leverage your wisdom and mentor a Veteran entering the MedTech, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, or Medical Device industries. You are the guide that helps them avoid roadblocks, reach their fullest potential, and become a future industry leader.
“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living — if you do it well I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor.” — Denzel Washington
When you mentor a MedTechVets Foundational Program student, you’ll have a mentee that already embodies discipline, respect, honor, and loyalty. They also have the drive to learn and succeed — all you have to do is get them going in the right direction and share your wisdom.
MedTechVets Mentors Change Lives
Think back for a moment to when you were new in business. A bit unsure or overwhelmed, or maybe you came in thinking you knew everything and you had a wake-up call when you realized how much you didn’t know. Either way, you needed a mentor to help you gain traction in your new career.
Veterans in the MedTechVets Foundational Program have been hand-selected and demonstrate great potential for growth and leadership. They have the drive and many valuable skills — but they need an expert guide to help them transition from the military to the civilian world.
“I think the greatest thing we give each other is encouragement… knowing that I’m talking to someone in this mentoring relationship who’s interested in the big idea here is very, very important to me. I think if it were just about helping me get to the next step, it would be a heck of a lot less interesting.” — Anne Sweeney
MedTechVets Mentorship Program Details
Introductions
Establish rapport and understand the Veterans short and long-term goals.
Identifying Needs
Review resumes, experience, knowledge and their network connections. Identify where the Veteran needs guidance for growth.
Career Interests
Discuss their interests and experience to discover the best-fit niches within the industry.
Desired Location
Identify the best cities for the Veteran’s desired career path and the logistics for relocating to start their post-military career.
Consider Challenges
Use your experienced perspective to identify potential barriers of entering their desired field. Then be a guide and support the Veterans through those challenges.
Personal Brand
Support and educate about personal branding and self-promotion to network and market themselves digitally.
Veteran Mentorship Benefits Your Company
Being a mentor provides opportunities for growth and self-discovery for everyone involved. You may choose to become a mentor yourself, or you can have another member of your leadership team become a mentor.
Mentoring a Veteran through the MedTechVets Foundational Program is a 7-week commitment that can have lasting positive impacts for you and your company.
Communication skills
Explaining industry knowledge and working with someone with a different professional background improves communication skills.
Deeper knowledge
Review knowledge of the industry and push youself to learn more as your mentee asks questions.
Philanthropy
Broaden your network
Your mentee has a network and connections to share, and you’ll grow your network during The Foundational Program graduation conference.
Gain recognition
Sense of fulfillment and purpose
Improve leadership skills
Mentorship Is Vital to Veterans’ Success
Mentorship is vital to the success of the Veterans in the MedTechVets Foundational Program. You have the industry connections and knowledge to help Veterans transition well and start their new mission in the MedTech, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Device fields.
Mentorship results in greater industry awareness, a broader network, career search strategies, resources, and an increase in self confidence as Veterans pursue meaningful careers.
Too many Veterans fall through the cracks during the transition from the military to civilian careers. There is a significant culture gap that keeps skilled, driven Veterans from breaking into civilian workforces.
Veterans don’t have to struggle to start civilian careers — you can be part of the solution.
