Mentoring guide for mentees
Walk into your first mentoring conversation with your goals, expectations and questions ready.
A step by step guide for mentees preparing for and running a mentoring relationship
What it does
Starting a mentoring relationship can feel unclear if no one tells you what to do at each stage. This guide walks you through the four phases of mentoring, from finding a mentor to closing the relationship well, and gives you the actions to take at each one. Use it before you agree to a partnership, before your first meeting, and again whenever the relationship needs fresh direction. It works alongside any mentoring guidance your organisation already gives you. Instead of a blank page, you get a mentoring contract to fill in together, an action plan, a learning tracker for up to twelve meetings, and a relationship evaluation tool, so you always know what to ask and what to write down.
What is inside
- A mentoring contract to agree at your first meeting
- An action plan table for your career goals
- A learning tracker for up to twelve meetings
- A relationship evaluation tool for checkpoint conversations
- A goals worksheet to prepare before you meet
Who it is for
- An employee about to start a mentoring partnership, formal or informal
- A mentee preparing for a first meeting with a new mentor
- A mentee whose mentoring relationship has stalled and needs re-energising