Information for Mentors

What am I expected to do? Mentors are expected to provide their mentee with about one-three hours of support and interaction per month. Mentors should work with their mentee to determine what kind of support will be most useful—specific feedback related to general career advice, technical information or processes, personal encouragement, and so on.
What training is required? All participants will be enrolled in an overview eLearning course as well as a scheduled training with their Mentorship partner for official introductions and relationship building activities.

COMMIT AT LEAST TWO INTERACTIONS/HOURS OF SUPPORT per month.
Set aside time for the mentoring process and honor all appointments.
Be flexible on meeting times.
Respond to emails from your mentee within 2 days of receipt.
Keep information that your mentee has shared with you confidential. If something concerning the mentee needs to be discussed with others, it should first be discussed within the mentoring relationship.
Establish open and honest communication and a forum for idea exchange.
Foster creativity and independence. Help build self-confidence and offer encouragement.
Provide honest and timely feedback to your mentee.
Provide opportunities for the mentee to talk about concerns and ask questions.
Above all, LISTEN.

Try to give advice on everything.
Encourage mentee to be totally dependent upon you.
Provide your personal history, problems, animosities, successes, failures, etc unless they are constructive contributions.
Be too busy when the mentee needs your friendship or your support. If you do not have time, give the mentee a heads up, so that they know when they can reach you.
Criticize.