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Resources for Successful Mentoring
- For Mentors and Supervisors
- For Interns
Mentor Role
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- Establish and maintain a relationship with the intern/mentee
- Orient the intern to the workplace
- Be a role model
- Meet regularly with the intern/mentee
- Maintain confidentiality
- Ask for and give feedback
- Listen actively
- Provide guidance as it relates to career choices
Resources for Mentors and Supervisors
- Engaging the Relationship - The first 7 questions to ask a mentee (PDF)
- Stages of a Mentoring Relationship (PDF)
- Behaviors and Skills for Mentoring Relationships (PDF)
- Listening Skills (PDF)
- How to Give and Receive Feedback (PDF)
Mentee Role
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- Establish and commit to a relationship with a mentor
- Take responsibility for your own growth and success
- Meet regularly with mentor
- Maintain confidentiality
- Ask for and give feedback
- Listen actively
- Ask your mentor for guidance and assistance whenever it is needed
- Present your needs and be open to exploring solutions
Resources for Interns/Mentees
- Goal Setting (PDF)
- Listening Skills (PDF)
- How to Give and Receive Feedback (PDF)
Additional Resources
- Mentoring Resource Center - U.S. Department of Education
- Perrone-Ambrose Associates, Inc. - Corporate & Organizational Mentoring and Coaching
- Ten Rules for Effective Mentoring by The Goals Guy
- Best Practices: Mentoring (PDF 120kb) - A publication by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
- Creating an Internship Program that Works - for you and the intern (PDF 194kb) - 2005 Northwest Booking Conference
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Last Updated: April 26, 2013
