TiF offers two programs to ensure new and emerging Tamil professionals in financial services are connected to expert mentors within our network.
Tamils in Finance’s Professional Program boosts your career with industry insights, skill workshops, and valuable networking. Elevate your expertise and connect with finance leaders.
Kickstart Your Finance Career: Tamils in Finance Young Professional Program offers foundational skills, networking, and mentorship to emerging talents. Start strong with us!.
Our Pillars of Guidance: Meet the Mentorship Team, the dedicated professionals committed to nurturing and guiding our members towards their personal and professional goals.
Connecting senior executives with emerging professionals for six months of peer mentorship. Peer mentoring involves professional mentors sharing their experiences, skills, and knowledge in an informal setting.
Benefits of the program include:
- Gain a senior mentor’s support, guidance, and feedback while working on your career developmental goals.
- Orientation and goal-setting session.
- Networking event opportunities – including speed networking events to enrich our matching process and the TiF Inaugural Industry Mixer.
- Learning forums will help you gain valuable insights into the finance industry, its structure, and how to navigate it.
- Expand your industry network within the finance industry, enhance your visibility, and learn about different areas by widening your network.
- Facilitating connections between Tamil in Finance and promoting community within the Finance Industry.
ELIGIBILITY:
MENTOR ELIGIBILITY:
- + 10 years of experience in the finance industry
- Currently employed in the finance industry;
- A Tamils in Finance member;
- Mentors are engaged and committed to being available for monthly meetings.
MENTEE ELIGIBILITY:
- 1 – 10 years of experience in the finance industry
- Currently employed in the finance industry;
- A Tamils in Finance member;
- Mentees are engaged and committed to being available for monthly meetings.
- Absolute commitment to managing the mentorship relationship, including ownership and coordination of monthly meetings.
- An understanding of career goals over the next 1-3 years and determined reasons for seeking a mentor relationship;
PAIRING PROCESS:
- A bespoke pairing process will include a questionnaire, a speed networking event, and peer interviews.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Mentor Application Components:
- Completed application form
- Attend Speed Networking Event
Mentee Application Components:
- Completed application form
- Attend Speed Networking Event
- Current Resume
Successful candidates will be contacted via e-mail.
If you have any questions, please contact us at mentorship@tamilsinfinance.ca
Connecting high school, post-secondary students and recent graduates with emerging and established professionals through educational and networking-focused events.
Awareness
Raise awareness of the wide variety of careers in Finance to young professionals in the community.
Connect
To connect young professionals with a network that will nurture and support them in their career.
Develop
To develop the soft skills that lead to success.
If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact us at young.professionals@tamilsinfinance.ca
