Mentee Role: To be proactive in her own career development with the support, guidance and encouragement of a mentor.
Ideal Characteristics:
Demonstrated past performance capabilities.
Recognized high potential and credibility.
Enthusiasm, motivation and desire to ensure the success of the corporation.
Commitment to shoulder greater responsibility.
Dedication to continuous learning and self-development.
Responsibilities:
Actively participate in the program.
With mentor’s assistance, create and define goals of the relationship.
Share professional information and experiences, successes or failures.
Initiate appointments and maintain regular, open communication with the mentor.
Develop growth goals and a plan for achieving them, with the support of the mentor.
Demonstrate commitment by following through with the guidance and counsel of the mentor.
Build an internal and external network to support professional and personal goals.
Honor commitments and respect confidentiality on information shared by the mentee.
Provide feedback to the mentor on what’s working.
PLEASE NOTE: Joining a mentoring program does not, in any way, imply dissatisfaction with the role and/or operating style of the mentee’s manager. The mentor’s role is to supplement the support provided by the manager.