There have been 7 applications so far to SEED’s 4-Site Engineering
mentoring term. Applications are due between 1-14 March from
Bangalore, Beijing, Prague, and St. Petersburg. So far, there
have been:
- 2 applications from Bangalore, India
- 4 from Beijing, China
- 1 from St. Petersburg, Russia
I have already given a presentation to the managers here in Bangalore and
I think I am giving an All-Engineering presentation on Monday as
well (although I did not see the announcement go out). In addition,
I will have 2 phone-in meetings for all potential applicants and
their managers, on the 6th and 13th of March. Details about the
calls and the presentation materials are on the 4-Site web page.
Participation in these meetings and calls is not mandatory for
applicants and no one keeps track of who attends.
I am getting a good many questions from prior SEED applicants
on whether they should apply again. In general, since SEED gives
credit for persistence, I do recommend applying again. Since parts of the
application material are confidential (recommendation letters for example),
I am happy to give feedback only to the manager about a prior application.
The manager can then coach their staff member directly. I can give applicants an evaluation of whether
they are eligible to apply but only a guess as to their chances of being accepted. Until all the applications are in, I don’t know what the
competition looks like.
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