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Mentor Handbook

Bringing together students with alumni and professionals for career mentorship.

This program brings together students and mentors for career mentorship. The goal is to provide mentees with a supportive network that they can depend upon to seek guidance, develop professional skills, and receive recommendations that will prepare them for the future. Mentorship offers many opportunities — to promote career and scholarly success, help in career exploration, and build important, lasting relationships with others. This program is designed to last at least 6 months, although the relationships formed could last well into the future.

What is mentoring?

Mentoring consists of a long-term relationship focused on supporting the growth and development of the mentee.

What is a mentor?

Looking back at your career journey, there are likely key individuals who helped guide you along the way. They gave you feedback and a listening ear during a pivotal moment. Mentors helped shape who you are today, and you’ll unlikely forget their impact on you. This might be the first time you’ll be a mentor, but for others, you may have served as a mentor many times over. In either case, this guide will serve as a resource for expectations, tips on best supporting your new mentee, and guidance on building an impactful relationship.

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Expectations of Mentors

As a mentor, it’s good to understand what’s involved and how much of a time commitment is expected.

Tools to support you:

Please message, send dial-ins, or video-chat in the
platform [important for safety + security]
Sign up for SMS notifications for meeting reminders
Sync your calendar for easy scheduling
Help your mentee set monthly goals in the platform inbox
And, of course, actively listen during your meetings with your mentee.