New in 2015 was a ‘Speed Mentoring’ event held at the Canadian Power Conference &
Networking Centre, hosted by WiRE in association with APPrO and sponsored by NRStor. Students in a relevant field of study to the energy sector had a chance to draw from the experience of accomplished professionals through three 15 minute ‘2 on 1’ mentoring sessions. The ‘experiment’ drew wide praise from both students and mentors, and two of the student participants were subsequently offered employment by the companies represented by mentors – a great success for a new initiative that will be scheduled again in fall 2016.
By matching experienced energy professionals with qualified students, the WiRE speed mentoring event at APPrO generated job offers and introduced participants to the next generation of workers