Being a Mentor is an important role with great responsibilities which include:
- Listening carefully to your mentee's goals
- Assessing your mentee's strengths and areas of growth
- Identifying potential physical, financial, and personal resources of relevance
- Understanding programmatic/departmental career development expectations
- Clearly communicating your expectations verbally and in writing
- Being flexible and willing to alter your expectations and change your plans
- Identifying time in your schedule to dedicate to your mentee