Listen with an open mind, challenge and encourage the Work to develop trust and foster the mentor exploration of ideas relationship Facilitate mentee learning Communicate expectations, needs and feelings Provide career development strategies for achieving Deeply consider career goals and aspirations, and development goals discuss these openly with mentor Teach specific skills including career planning, goal Take responsibility for learning, embracing it with setting, job seeking and résumé writing enthusiasm and commitment Coach a healthy work lifestyle and attitude Listen and take appropriate action Provide feedback on observed performance Learn to accept feedback and use it positively Goals and expectations Before meeting with your mentee and entering into the mentoring relationship, it is important for both parties to formulate a plan of what they wish to achieve from the experience. Before being matched with their mentor, students must complete a worksheet to test their understanding of the program and are asked to identify some specific and achievable goals before meeting with their mentor. To reach these goals, they should have some objectives listed also. They are provided with an online orientation and Student Information Booklet to assist with answering the worksheet correctly. A good place to start in your first meeting is to ask your mentee to outline what their goals and expectations are, and to ensure that they are congruent with what you wish to achieve. It is also advised to ensure that you a) can, and b) are willing to, work towards their expectations. Sample student objectives: Gain industry insight to help me work out my career direction after I complete university. Establish a good industry network base during my final year of university. (Goal: attend one industry event per month). Improve my job seeking skills and develop a job seeking strategy with my mentor. What skills do students want to develop? Communication Teamwork Problem solving Critical thinking Initiative/ enterprise Managing/ organising Life management/ Lifelong learning Creativity/ design Leadership Social/ ethical Technical/ professional/ responsibility research What do students expect from their mentor? Students want their mentor: to be approachable, positive, accessible, available, supportive, encouraging, open and honest to have a genuine interest in assisting students
Listen with an open mind, challenge and encourage the exploration of ideas Work to develop trust and foster the mentor relationship Facilitate mentee learning Communicate expectations, needs and feelings Provide career development strategies for achieving development goals Deeply consider career goals and aspirations, and discuss these openly with mentor Teach specific skills including career planning, goal setting, job seeking and résumé writing Take responsibility for learning, embracing it with enthusiasm and commitment Coach a healthy work lifestyle and attitude Listen and take appropriate action Provide feedback on observed performance Learn to accept feedback and use it positively Goals and expectations Before meeting with your mentee and entering into the mentoring relationship, it is important for both parties to formulate a plan of what they wish to achieve from the experience. Before being matched with their mentor, students must complete a worksheet to test their understanding of the program and are asked to identify some specific and achievable goals before meeting with their mentor. To reach these goals, they should have some objectives listed also. They are provided with an online orientation and Student Information Booklet to assist with answering the worksheet correctly. A good place to start in your first meeting is to ask your mentee to outline what their goals and expectations are, and to ensure that they are congruent with what you wish to achieve. It is also advised to ensure that you a) can, and b) are willing to, work towards their expectations. Sample student objectives: Gain industry insight to help me work out my career direction after I complete university. Establish a good industry network base during my final year of university. (Goal: attend one industry event per month). Improve my job seeking skills and develop a job seeking strategy with my mentor. What skills do students want to develop? Communication Teamwork Problem solving Critical thinking Initiative/ enterprise Managing/ organising Life management/ Lifelong learning Creativity/ design Leadership Social/ ethical responsibility Technical/ professional/ research What do students expect from their mentor? Students want their mentor: to be approachable, positive, accessible, available, supportive, encouraging, open and honest to have a genuine interest in assisting students
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