1. Program Deadline.
   ‍Apply to join the fall program by January 15. We're accepting a limited number of applicants for a 4-6 month program. After application, we welcome you to invite others that could benefit from mentorship in the HR learning & development space.
2. Program Start.
   ‍We'll follow up to invite you to the program, you'll hear back by January 15th at the latest.
3. Getting matched.
   ‍Depending on your availability, experience, skills, and goals, you will be matched with a mentor as well as a mentee. As a mentee, you'll be provided a shortlist of mentors to rank based on your preferences and sent and email with your mentor.  
4. The initial commitment.
   You agree to meet 3 to 5 times with your match for 3 to 4 months. Depending on schedules, it may take 6 months to complete your sessions. After, you're free to join the following cohort, or to continue meeting your current mentor.
5. Holding sessions.
   Meet up in person, or hop onto a quick video call, it's your choice! We recommend meeting in person for the first session, but it's up to you to plan your following sessions.
6. Goal & skill driven development.
   ‍After your initial meeting, together you'll set goals and plans for skill development. This is where accountability from mentorship comes in, to work towards tangible outcomes.

Together, Bloom, and the People People Group are partnering to bring mentorship to the people leaders in Toronto through the PeopleFirst Program.

While Slack groups, conferences, and coffee chats have their place for networking, we believe that the most positive personal growth happens with strong personal relationships guided through mentorship. By signing up, you're opening yourself up to working 1-on-1 with someone to focus on career and skill development.

Our goal is to create a mentorship opportunity that connect the top people leaders in People Ops, HR, Recruitment, Learning & Development, both junior and senior leaders. in the city to share knowledge, skills, and motivation to build their careers in People Operations, L&D, and HR.

Growth comes not only from receiving mentorship as a mentee, but also from giving mentorship, guidance, and coaching as a mentor. By connecting the experts in our city, our goal is to strengthen and enable personal growth in the Toronto People community.

At Together we started building mentorship tools after working at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and experienced first-hand the benefits of a strong mentorship culture. Our mission is to bring this strong culture of mentorship to the rest of the working world, after hearing about the lack of guidance and career mentorship from a number of our friends.

After spending the summer in the Bay area for Y Combinator (S19), we're establishing our headquarters in Toronto, and want to give back to the booming Toronto business ecosystem.

We've partnered with Avery Francis from Bloom to build and manage the program. Bloom is a collective of people leaders and talent experts that help companies strategically grow and retain talent. Bloom partners with early to mid-stage companies who are looking to connect with the best talent the industry has to offer. They focus on helping companies build diverse teams, develop equitable hiring systems and design inclusive hiring practices where people can bring their authentic selves to work.

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The People People Group is an 800+ member Slack group for HR and Talent professionals. It was started by Martin Hauck and ZJ Hadley to build a community of professionals who are passionate about HR and Talent, to enable us to work together to improve the experience of employees and candidates everywhere. Join the Slack group here!