Hello fellow Humans of IT!
As you've probably noticed, our Humans of IT Community has taken on a fresh new look and feel, along with an exciting new charter focused on tech for good and holistic skills vital for successful careers in tech. Missed our announcement when we first launched this new community? Read all about it here.
Mentorship continues to be a top focus area for us here at the Humans of IT Community, and we're always working to enhance your experience with our Community Mentors Program Mobile App.
Today, we’re thrilled to announce the release of the latest Version 1.4 packed with exciting new features. Here's a handy summary of the updates we've made to the app:
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Enhanced Mentor Discovery | Read new stories first, as well as search for a mentor by filtering stories by the life experiences and or professional skills you're looking for in a mentor.
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NEW! Community Feature | Grow your social network of mentors and mentees by sharing reflections with your followers and reading the reflections of those who follow you.
If you're already on the app, make sure you update your app to the latest version to benefit from these new enhanced features today!
User Experience Survey
It's been 3 months since we first launched the Community Mentor Program Mobile App, and we want to know what you think! What do you like? How are your mentorship matches going? Our goal is to provide you on-demand access, as well as a more personal way to find mentors within our community. Please take a quick moment to fill out our Humans of IT Community Mentors Program Survey - tell us how we’re doing, and what you'd like to see next. It takes just 5 minutes, so we hope that plenty of you out here will submit your responses!
Blog
Your stories matter. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading more about each of you, and your personal journeys in IT. Want to inspire others and share your story on our Humans of IT Blog? Let us know by leaving us a comment, or better yet, apply to be a Guest Blogger here! If you have awesome stories of how mentors have helped you become a better technologist, we want to hear from you. Contact us at: msftcmp@microsoft.com.
Microsoft Ignite 2019
Our team has an amazing week of speakers and content lined up at Microsoft Ignite 2019 in Orlando, FL from Nov 4-8. Check out our sessions here. We also have an Unconference session focused on mentoring, led by Trice Johnson who was featured on our Women IT Pros call recently. We're thrilled to hear from many of you who attended that call and told us how valuable that session was. Watch a recording of her session here (note: you must be logged in as a member of the Humans of IT Community in order to view the recording). During the Unconference, she will also be assisted by MVP Stephanie Donahue (Most Valuable Mentor award winner) and Toastmaster host Dan Rey!
Be sure to stop by our Humans of IT lounge (within the Community Central / Immersion Zone) to meet our team - come learn more about us, connect with others in the community as well as learn to use Community Mentors App more effectively!
Can’t join us in person? Most Microsoft Ignite sessions including breakouts and theaters will be livestreamed so you'll still get in on plenty of the #MSIgnite action!
Keep learning, sharing and changing the world, Humans of IT!