Applying for Membership
Membership Philosophy
Thank you for your interest in DITEX. We are a group of technology executives focused on helping each other transition to the next opportunity under a “pay-it-forward” principle. We meet weekly with local technology or technology related companies and encourage our host to use our group as a “brain trust” or “advisory board”.
DITEX subscribes to working in a spirit of “Co-Opetition” (Collaborative Competition), Where Active Members may be in consideration for the same role, but openly share lessons learned from interviews, research, and network intelligence.
We conclude the meetings by sharing intelligence regarding job opportunities and helping each other getting connected to our networks. Unless you are bound by a confidentiality agreement you are expected to share information, including unpublished job opportunities, what questions you were asked at a job interview, etc. We take the principle of “pay it forward” seriously and expect everyone walks the talk.
Prep for Membership
DITEX is limited to 15 active members at a time. In order to join the group as an active member and attend the weekly meetings you need to do the following:
- Read the Home and About pages of this web site to better understand our charter, so you get a good idea of our “pay-it-forward” philosophy.
- Go to the Active Members page and from there look at the professional LinkedIn profiles of our current members to get a feel for the current group’s composition.
- Download and read our Charter Document.
- Reflect on whether DITEX is for you:
- Do you have the right experience for the group?
- Are you a good networker and willing to share your connections?
- Can you commit to our “pay-it-forward” philosophy, and are you willing to work in a spirit of “co-opetition”?
If you believe you could contribute to the group as an active member then see below on next steps.
Applying for membership
- Download our New Member Biography Template. It is a template for you to provide your one page professional profile to help us, and future hosts, to get to know you.
- Please use the Contact Us form to indicate your interest. The Membership coordinator will reach out and request the completed template to begin the candidate evaluation process. We usually have a waiting list.
- Your place in the queue will be determined by the date we receive your bio.
- You will be contacted to set up interview meetings with two current DITEX members. These are intended to make sure you feel the group is a good fit for you and that you understand and can commit to our operating philosophy.
Membership Acceptance
- Once the application process is successfully completed, we will contact you to communicate the decision.
- If you are accepted we will reach out to you when an opening is created by an active team member graduating from the group.
- At that time we will provide you with other information for attending our meetings, get you added to our DropBox folder, add you to Denver IT Executive Focus Group on LinkedIn, and the DITEX Slack.
Post active membership
- When you do transition to your next opportunity, you become a DITEX Alumnus!
- You will rotate into the DITEX Alumni Slack, and will have priority to rejoin the weekly meeting group if you happen to find yourself in transition again.
- Alumni also help active members get their next opportunity, attend our quarterly social, and often host the focus group at their new company..
DITEX Members Subscribes To Working In A Spirit Of “Co-Opetition”
We are looking forward to getting to know you!