Elo Mentoring - How to complete your profile
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How to complete your profile

Here are some reasons to have a complete and detailed profile:

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    A detailed profile allows for personalized mentor recommendations based on your interests;
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    The profile greatly facilitates exchanges between mentors and mentees. The more complete it is, the more quickly mentors will understand your professional reality and your needs and will be able to accompany you in an optimal manner;
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    For a mentor, a complete profile greatly increases the chances of being contacted by mentees.

When you log in to Elo, you will notice a purple band at the top of your screen. This indicates the fields that need to be completed on your Elo profile. By following the profile creation steps in this purple band, you will have a detailed profile that will provide you with the most rewarding mentoring experience. When your profile is complete, this band will disappear. You can edit your profile at any time by clicking on “Edit Profile” in the “Profile” tab.

Your very first step on Elo is to tell us if you want to become a mentor. You will then need to complete the profile for your choice of mentor or user. Remember, Elo offers its users the ability to be both a mentor and a mentee. Mentors can complete their mentee profile at any time and vice versa.

  • Being a mentee: Part 1 of this article concerns you
  • Being a mentor: Part 2 of this article is for you
  • Being a mentor and mentee: this entire article is for you

PART 1: the user profile

If you are reading this section, it is because you want to create a mentee profile. The information you put on your profile will be used to represent your mentoring needs, your skills, and your professional background. If at any time you would like to become a mentor to share your expertise, you can easily change your status by clicking on “Become a Mentor” which can be found in two visible places: one is on your profile under the “Edit My Profile” tab and the other is on your profile by your user photo.

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Profile picture

The photo is important, since it represents you. You can put a photo of yourself in a professional setting (LinkedIn photo), in a leisure context or choose to put an object representative of your profession. This is a way to personalize your profile and humanize the virtual mentorship. The profile picture is not mandatory, it is up to you to choose whether or not to put one!

What position do you hold / Who is your employer?

Concisely state the position you hold and the organization you work for.

Tip: The position on your profile should be understandable to someone who is not familiar with your company or industry.

What do you want to learn or develop?

Elo’s matching algorithm is based on user interests. We ask that you enter a minimum of 5 keywords that reflect your skill set, professional interests, or field of work. You can change your interests at any time if your mentoring needs change.

Based on the interests listed in this section, Elo will suggest a selection of mentors who share your interests. In fact, mentors on Elo are required to fill out a similar section called “Mentoring Interests” that indicates the topics they wish to mentor on.

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You in a few words

Here we want to find out who you are! You can introduce yourself with a “catchy” phrase that communicates your interest in your profession/function and summarizes your career path in a very succinct manner.

For example:
“I need to feel useful, which is why I became a firefighter. I love the adrenaline that my job gives me.”

Based on the interests listed in this section, Elo will suggest a selection of mentors who share your interests. In fact, mentors on Elo are required to fill out a similar section called “mentoring interest” that indicates the topics they wish to mentor on.

Interests outside of work

We offer the opportunity for mentors and mentees to connect with each other in ways other than your profession. What could be better than talking about our challenges with a mentor who loves movies like we do! Our 19 years of experience in mentoring at Academos have taught us that common passions between users make it easier to establish lasting relationships. However, these interests are not taken into account in the mentor recommendation algorithm.
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Spoken languages

Here we ask you to indicate the languages you are comfortable speaking.

What would you like to learn?

Write down in one or two sentences what you want to learn by registering with Elo. Outline your challenges, your work reality and/or the skills you would like to develop through mentoring. We recommend that you take a moment to think about your mentoring needs and development goals before contacting a mentor. Research shows that the benefits of mentoring are greatest when mentees have well-specified needs or goals. This is also a question you will be asked frequently by your mentors.
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My main professional activities

Present your main tasks in a user-friendly manner with a short description. This summary of your duties allows mentors to get an overall idea of your position and responsibilities. You can add your LinkedIn account to your profile in the “social networks” section to display all of your duties and career path.
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Diplomas and schools

All degrees are relevant and provide a complete picture of an educational background, even if they are not directly related to your current position. Start with the most recent diploma and use the “+” to add a new training.

It is advisable to be precise in the naming of your training programs to facilitate their understanding.

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Social network addresses

We strongly encourage Elo users to share their LinkedIn profile to provide access to their full resume. Also, if you have a company website, it’s a good idea to include it there.

PART 2: The Mentor Profile

Do you have knowledge or a passion that you would like to share with the Elo community of professionals? To become a mentor quickly and easily, simply click on “Become a Mentor” in two visible locations: one is on your profile under the “Edit My Profile” tab and the other is on your profile under your user photo.

Where are you based?

The city in which you live is indicated to facilitate mentor/mentee meetings. Unless restricted by your organization, mentor-mentee meetings are not only permitted, but desirable. Some users will contact their mentor via the Elo mentoring app, and then set up an in-person meeting to build a lasting relationship.

Mentoring interests

Mentoring interests tell your prospective mentees what topics you want to mentor on. Mentees search for mentors using keywords. Because Elo’s algorithm is interest-based and each user’s browsing is personalized, Elo offers mentor profiles to those who have indicated the same interests as them. Registered mentoring interests should reflect your skills, expertise, and work experience.
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What would you like to share?

This is the place where you, as a mentor, can describe in your own words what motivates you to mentor and what you want to share with mentees. This section is important to show your openness and desire to “give back”.

You will notice that the purple stripe still indicates that your profile is incomplete. Indeed, there are still a few elements missing for your profile to be complete.

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Profile picture

The photo is important, since it represents you. You can put a photo of yourself in a professional setting (LinkedIn photo), in a leisure context or choose to put an object representative of your profession. This is a way to personalize your profile and humanize the virtual mentorship. The profile picture is not mandatory, it is up to you to choose whether or not to put one!

What position do you hold / Who is your employer?

Concisely state the position you hold and the organization you work for.

Tip: The position on your profile should be understandable to someone who is not familiar with your company or industry.

Vous vous demandez à quoi ressemble une fiche d’utilisateur bien complétée?

To start this mentoring experience on the right footing, what better way than with a profile that reflects your personality, your ambitions and your career path?

On that note, happy mentoring!