Structuring a Mentoring Session

Questions for mentors and mentees to consider as they establish their working relationship

• How long will your sessions be?
• How often will you have them?
• Over what time frame, 6 months, a year, two years?
• Where will you meet?
• What will the structure of each session be?
• Does your mentor want you to bring something specific to each meeting, and will you create a plan together for a series of sessions, or will it be informal with your mentor responding to whatever you bring? Or a mix of these things?
• What is your agreement regarding confintiality
• What will work best for both of you?

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