Katy Dickinson

46 PreSEED-2 Applications

Since the application web pages opened for use on 14 April, we have received 46 submissions, 28 of which are complete. The due date for application submission is 21 April. Preference is given to applications which are completed earlier.

The PreSEED-2 pilot mentoring term for Sun Software Members of the Technical Staff will accept up to 50 participants; it will run from June-December 2008. We will not know until after the 21 April deadline which submissions will be completed by the applicant then verified by Sun Human Resources (HR). The initial applicant group is remarkably diverse geographically. We have submissions so far from China, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Russia, Switzerland and the USA. Only 40% of the applicants so far are working in the USA.

On 3 April, we announced PreSEED-2, the second pilot mentoring term aimed at helping Sun Engineering staff who have been getting almost all "Sun Standard" (2 or Standard-level) performance ratings onto a path which may lead them to higher engagement. The first PreSEED pilot term is currently under way, running from March-September 2008. The PreSEED-1 metrics and feedback so far are good and the same or better than metrics of a regular SEED worldwide mentoring term. We are now collecting the first formal feedback from PreSEED-1 mentees, managers, and mentors.

Software Chief Technologists Bob Brewin (Distinguished Engineer and Vice President) and Tim Marsland (Fellow and Vice President) are PreSEED's pilot term Champions. Greg Papadopoulos (Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Research and Development) is the SEED program executive sponsor.

PreSEED is a pilot of the SEED worldwide Engineering mentoring program. More information on SEED is available at http://research.sun.com/SEED/

Posted at 10:58AM Apr 18, 2008 by katysblog in Mentoring & Other Business  |