Mentorship Goals
- Allow the learners to foster relationships within the industry
- Provide learners with encouragement and feedback
- Provide the learners with someone to check on progress and encourage accountability to their goals
- Given the somewhat unstructured system, this is something we saw many learners struggle with last summer
- Give the learners a dedicated space to explore topics like
- Career Path
- Personal and Professional Development
- Networking
- Imposter Syndrome
- Interviews and Job Applications
- Navigation Transitions (from school to the workforce or between industries)
- Workplace Relationships
- Industry Knowledge
- Help your mentee find resources for questions you may not have the answer to (or research an answer yourself)
Timeline
- 12 Weeks
- 1 June 2023 – 21 August 2023
Expectations
- 30 min weekly check-ins (roughly, adjust as needed for your schedule)
- Keep in contact with your mentee & communicate if you will be absent for a time
- Optionally but encouraged
- Engage with your mentee & other learners in the program slack channel
- Attend the final showcase for all participants on the 29th of July
- Consider setting your mentee up with another industry contact for a one-off meeting during a week you are on vacation or otherwise unavailable.
Initial Meeting Suggestions
- Get to know each other
- Discuss each others current roles and responsibilities
- Talk over your mentees goals for the program or help them set them
- Discuss key challenges facing your mentee at this time
- Set goals for the mentorship
- Choose an action item for your mentee to complete for the next meeting
- Set a schedule for your following meetings
- We would strongly encourage you to set up a recurring calendar event. It can always be rescheduled if needed but serves as a consistent reminder.
Additional Resources
Program Links
External Links
- Great Mentors Focus on the Whole Person, Not Just Their Career
- Conversation Ground Rules
- Conversation Roadblocks and How to Surmount Them