All 82 of the SEED participants in the 2006-2007 Terms (Recent Hires,
September 2006-September 2007, and Established Staff, September
2006-March 2007) were matched with mentors as of 27 September.
77% of the mentors are executives: 16 Vice Presidents (including
5 VP/Fellows), 26 Directors, and 21 Distinguished Engineers.
Details:
4 SEED 2006-2007 participants were matched more than once due to
their mentor leaving Sun or being unable to serve.
5 SEED participants had to prepare more than one Mentor Wish List.
Location
- 55 mentoring pairs are at a distance (67%)
- 14 work in the same town (17%)
- 13 work in the same area but not the same town (16%)
Priority Patterns
- 38 of the SEED participants were matched with their
1st or 2nd choice Mentor (46%) - 16 were matched with their 3rd of 4th choice Mentor (20%)
- 11 were matched with their 5th or 6th choice Mentor (13%)
- 17 were matched with a Mentor lower down on their
prioritized Mentor Wish List (21%)
Cycle Time
- Matching started on 14 July and ended 27 September:
a 75 day cycle - 49% were matched in the first week
73% were matched in the first two weeks - 90% were matched in the first month
Gender
- 20 Women Participants (24%)
- 62 Men Participants (76%)
- 16 Women Mentors (20%)
- 66 Men Mentors (80%)
Mentors
- 6 SEED Alumni Returning as Mentors
- 29 Mentors are serving for the 1st time with SEED
- 25 Mentors are in their 2nd time with SEED
- 19 Star Mentors are in their 3rd or 4th time with SEED
- 9 Superstar Mentors are in their 5th more with SEED
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