How To’s
Mentor Handbook
Bringing together students, with alumni and professionals for career mentorship.
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.
Program Timeline
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.
Explore more related to this topic:
Press Release
PeopleGrove Partners with SkillsFirst to Elevate Career Readiness and Career Outcomes for Higher Education Institutions September 5, 2024 — PeopleGrove, […]
4 min read
Together with Cathy Francois, Director of Career Services at the University of Maryland Global Campus, we discuss how creating a virtual campus drives positive retention, engagement, and post-graduation outcomes for online students.
3 min read
Webinars
Together with Sheila Doherty, Associate Vice President, Alumni Relations at Villanova University, we discuss how institutions can raise vital funds […]
2 min read
Schedule a consultation
See how our solutions can help your institution and your initiatives.