17 So Far – PreSEED Mentoring Pilot – Status

The PreSEED mentoring pilot program application web pages have been
available for use since Sunday night (27 January).

So far, we have:

• Applicants: 17
• Completed Applications: 6
• By Work Location:
• Central USA: 4 [ 24% ]
• China: 4 [ 24% ]
• Eastern USA: 2 [ 12% ]
• France: 1 [ 6% ]
• India: 2 [ 12% ]
• Western USA: 4 [ 24% ]

Application materials should be submitted as soon
as possible. The application period will close on 3 February 2008 (at
Midnight, Pacific Time), or as soon as 100 complete applications are received.
A complete web-based application includes 3-parts: the form, resume,
and Manager’s letter. The information in the application must pass
verification. The first fifty (50) complete and verified applicants will
be accepted into the PreSEED pilot program.

PreSEED’s four General Selection Criteria are:

1. All Participants are in Engineering.
2. Only regular Sun employees may participate.
3. All annual performance ratings in the last 3 years must be “Sun
   Standard” (a 2) or better.
4. Manager support is required.

Tomorrow morning is PreSEED’s world-wide phone-in discussion for
applicants and their managers.

PreSEED is a pilot of the SEED worldwide Engineering mentoring program.
More information on SEED is available at

http://research.sun.com/SEED/