Mentoring Circles 2026 Application Form

First name*

Last name*

Email address*

Please use the email address associated with your Tech Women membership. If your membership is via your organisation you must register with your work email address. We will share this email address with your circle and use it to send you comms about the programme.

Are you a member of Tech Women, or is your company a member of Tech New Zealand or one of the Tech New Zealand communities?*

Mentoring Circles is a member-only programme. If you select “No” or “Not sure”, you acknowledge that you must confirm membership and, if needed, join Tech Women as an Individual Member ($99 + GST per year) before the first circle to participate.

Yes – I am an individual member
Yes – My company is a member
Not sure – I understand you will check my membership status, and if I am not a member I will join before the first circle
No – I’m not a member and I understand I must join before the first circle to participate

What company do you work for?*

What is your current role?*

In which location would you like to attend the circles?*

You can select more than one option if you are open to either a physical or virtual circle

Auckland
Hamilton
Palmerston North
Wellington
Nelson
Christchurch
Queenstown
Virtual

Can you commit to attending every circle on the dates provided?*

You can find full date and location details on our website here

Yes
No

Which best describes your current career stage?*

Please answer based on your overall experience and how you currently feel in your career, even if you’re on a career break, between roles, or changing direction.

Early in my career, 1-3 years
Mid-career, building depth and confidence
Experienced, with broad responsibility or influence
Exploring what’s next or changing direction
New to tech with prior experience in another industry

If you selected no in previous question, please provide details*

What role(s) would you prefer to play in a circle?*

Mentoring Circles are peer-based. Everyone contributes from their own experience and facilitators help guide the conversation – they’re not expected to have all the answers.

Facilitator – I like helping to guide conversations and make sure everyone is heard
Participant – I prefer being part of the conversation without leading it
Either – I don’t mind

As a facilitator which types of conversations do you feel comfortable guiding?*

Select all that apply. You will be put in a circle with others who want to explore these themes.

Building confidence and career direction
Leadership and influence
Navigating change, stretch, and uncertainty
Sustaining a career in tech alongside other life commitments
Staying on the technical path (technical mastery)
Discussing recent developments in technology and how they’re changing the way we work

Which best describes your experience facilitating groups?*

We will provide

Experienced facilitator
Some facilitation experience
New to facilitation, keen to learn with support

What would you most value exploring through a small, consistent mentoring circle this year?*

Select up to three. You will be put in a circle with others who want to explore these themes.

Building confidence and career direction
Leadership and influence
Navigating change, stretch, and uncertainty
Sustaining a career in tech alongside other life commitments
Staying on the technical path (technical mastery)
Discussing recent developments in technology and how they’re changing the way we work

Please introduce yourself in 1-3 sentences.*

You might include your role, your interests, your goals for the circle or something else that helps us get to know you. We’ll share these with your circle.

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Mentoring Circles 2026 Application Form

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