Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I choose a Mentor? Once you complete your profile with information on your career goals and the skills you wish to develop, the system will perform its magic and find your best match. You’ll be notified of the outcome of your application and your mentor match in mid-April, before the Opening Event. Mentors and mentees will first meet at the Opening Event. While we aim to match all mentees with a mentor, unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a match for all applicants. Mentee places are limited.
- How long will the mentors be available? We ask our mentors to commit to the full three-month program to ensure that the mentee can fully benefit from the relationship.
- The relationship is not going well or I am concerned about membership, what to do? We encourage letting the mentor know about the situation and contact the Mentor Me team. We will provide our full support to resolve the situation positively and satisfactorily.
Mentee DO's
- TAKE A PROACTIVE ROLE IN SHAPING THE RELATIONSHIP
- Understand what you want from the mentoring relationship and communicate your goals and aspirations to your mentor. Balance personal and professional relationships with your mentor.
- Set aside time for the mentoring process, keep all scheduled appointments with your mentor, and display professional behaviour.
- PUT THE TIME WITH MENTOR TO THE BEST USE. Come to meetings with mentor prepared with planned topics.
- Respond on time to your mentor's feedback. Respond to emails from your mentor at most two days after receipt.
- Be open and honest with your mentor about your challenges and weaknesses.
- If something concerning the mentor needs to be discussed with others, it should first be discussed within the mentoring relationship.
Mentee DON'Ts
- Ask for advice on everything.
- Blame the mentor if his or her advice doesn't work out.
- Expect the mentor to know all the answers.
- Commit yourself to obligations you cannot keep.
- Cancel meetings/visits with your mentor at the last minute.
