Roles & Responsibilities

Role:

Mentee outlines the goals and objectives for the relationship and works toward their fulfillment using the guidance, advice, feedback, and support provided by the mentor.

Responsibilities:

• Explicitly states goals and objectives of the relationship
• Takes responsibility for their own growth, development, and career planning
• Commits to meeting with mentor on a regular basis, but no less than one hour per month
• Asks for feedback
• Actively listens to mentor, considers seriously all advice received, and shows evidence they have utilized the advice
• Maintains confidentiality
• Follows through on commitments made to mentor
• Respects mentor's limits
• Explicitly states own limits
• Recognizes and works through conflicts in caring ways, invites discussion on differences with the mentor
• Makes only positive or neutral comments about the mentor to others; if disagreement over behavior or values arise, differences are shared with the mentor; if necessary, takes steps to end the relationship
• Maintains a professional relationship, doesn't intrude into the mentor's personal life or expect to be close friends
• Ends the relationship at the agreed upon time
• Informs supervisor of participation in program