As an SIA, you’ll help guide students and alumni navigating their career paths by:

• Sharing industry insights, trends, and perspectives
• Answering questions about your career path, organization, function, or sector
• Offering candid advice on career exploration, transitions, or professional development
• Helping students and alumni think through options and next steps

SIA conversations are intended to be one-time career conversations, not ongoing mentorship relationships. Some SIAs may choose to stay in touch or offer follow-up conversations, but ongoing engagement is optional and not expected.

While introductions to your personal network are never expected, you are welcome to make them at your discretion. If you do, we encourage clear communication about your introduction process and expectations.

The SIA program is designed to be flexible. There is no minimum number of conversations you are required to hold in a given month.

When you receive a request, you can accept or decline based on your availability. If you accept, the student or alum will follow up to arrange a mutually convenient time.

A few details to know:

• You may receive up to four requests per month (maximum).
• You will have seven days to accept or decline a request.
• Most conversations are approximately 30 minutes.
• You may temporarily pause incoming requests by using the “snooze” feature in Career Central.
• We accept new SIAs year-round and renew participation annually in the summer.

If you know you will be unavailable for a period of time, please “snooze” your SIA designation in Career Central so students and alumni know you are not currently accepting requests.

As an SIA, you may receive requests from students and alumni across MIT Sloan degree programs, including:

• MBA
• LGO
• MSMS
• Master of Finance (MFin)
• Master of Business Analytics (MBAn)
• Sloan Fellows MBA (SFMBA)
• Executive MBA (EMBA)

SIA conversations are directed by the student or alum requesting the meeting. Once you accept a request, they will reach out to coordinate a time that works for both of you.

SIA conversations are typically held virtually. If both you and the requester prefer to meet in person, you are welcome to coordinate an in-person conversation.

You may view the requester’s profile and resume in Career Central before the conversation if you would like to prepare, but formal preparation is not required for SIAs.

Complete the SIA Sign-Up Form to start the process in becoming a Sloan Industry Advisor.

The CDO will review your submission and confirms your eligibility for the program. (Please allow three business days.)

Once we confirm your eligibility, we will enable your SIA module in Career Central, begin setting up your profile, and let you know when it’s ready for you to complete.

1. Log into Career Central using your MySloan credentials.

• In the Email Address field, enter your Email for Life (EFL) address, first.last@sloan.mit.edu.
• If needed, you can reset your PASSWORD. NOTE: When it asks for your email address, you MUST use your EFL, which is first.last@sloan.mit.edu.
• Important: Do not use MIT Kerberos to log in.

3. Complete and review the following sections of your profile:

PART 1: PROFILE

• Add a photo and a short summary (required for SIAs)
  • Your summary should be a brief bio about you and your career, rather than a description of your role as a Sloan Industry Advisor.
  • Please note that the summary field has a 350-character limit.
• Review the Professional Experience that the CDO has added on your behalf based on your LinkedIn profile. Feel free to add, remove, or update information as you see fit.

PART 2: SLOAN INDUSTRY ADVISORS

• Complete the Career Conversations Programs section by toggling to “Profile” on your Profile page. Then click “Edit” next to Career Conversation Programs.
• Fill out the required fields, and click “Save.”
  • Note: SIA Preferences are optional, and this is where you can add context about the types of SIA conversations you are especially open to having, including suggested topics, questions you’re happy to discuss, requests you prefer not to address, or any special instructions you have. This will appear on your profile and will also be included in the automatic email the requester receives if you accept their request.
    

Once steps 1-4 (above) are complete, students and alumni will be able to find you in Career Central and request a Sloan Industry Advisor conversation.

• All program notifications will be sent to the email address listed in your Career Central profile.
• When a student or alum submits an SIA conversation request, you will receive an email notification.
• You will have seven days to accept or decline each request.
• You may receive up to four requests per month and may have up to four active SIA connections per month.
• If you feel overextended or will be unavailable for a period of time, you can “snooze” your SIA designation in Career Central or email cdoalumni@mit.edu for support.

Log into Career Central and navigate to your profile. Here you can update your photo, summary, career history, and LinkedIn information.

To update your SIA details, scroll down and click “Edit” under “Career Conversation Programs.”

You can use the SIA Preferences field in the Career Conversations Programs section of your Career Central profile.

This is a good place to include:

• Topics you are happy to discuss
• Industries, functions, or career paths where you can offer perspective
• Questions you frequently enjoy answering
• Requests you prefer not to address
• Any helpful scheduling or conversation instructions

This will appear on your profile and will also be included in the automatic email the requester receives if you accept their request.

No formal preparation is required for SIAs. If you would like to prepare, you can review the requester’s profile and resume in Career Central before the meeting (by searching for them under “Students and Alumni”).

You can temporarily pause incoming requests by using the snooze feature in Career Central. This allows you to remain in the program while indicating that you are not available for new SIA conversations until a future date.

1. Log into Career Central
2. Click on your profile, scroll down to the “Career Conversation Programs” section, and click “Edit”
3. Turn “Snooze Availability” to “YES”
4. Set the date that you’d like the snooze to automatically turn off (which is when requests will resume)
5. Click “Save”

If you need help snoozing your profile, please contact cdoalumni@mit.edu.

If you are temporarily unavailable, you can snooze your SIA designation in Career Central to pause new requests until a future date.

If you no longer wish to participate as a SIA, please email cdoalumni@mit.edu, and we will remove you from the SIA list.

For navigating Career Central, check out the Career Central Quick-Start Guide For Alumni.