Mentees

  
Open Mentoring™ is a Web-based tool that facilitates the mentoring process, making it easy for you to volunteer and participate as a mentee. Open Mentoring™ will enable you to:

• Connect with one or more mentors who have expertise from which you can benefit
• Clearly define the boundaries of your commitment (time/energy) to your mentor(s)
• Negotiate expectations of the mentoring relationship
• Manage mentoring activities and maintain focus
• Manage accountability with mentors
  

   
Open Mentoring™ Resources for Mentees
The Learning Resources listed below are available on the mentoring homepage.  Review them as time permits to learn more about your role as a mentee.

• Mentee Guide: This self-paced workbook provides a wealth of information on being a mentee.
• A Benefits guide will further explore the value of mentoring.
• Getting Started:  Step by Step Instructions- Click on Getting Started from the Open Mentoring home page to access a video that describes the Open Mentoring process.  Step by step instructions are provided detailing how to complete the user profile.
• Mentee: Characteristics Survey – Take this survey to find out if you have what it takes to be an effective mentee. This readiness assessment describes effective and ineffective mentee characteristics, and then allows you to measure your own aptitude against these characteristics.
• Mentee: Learning Needs Survey – Take this survey to find out what areas of development would best suit your learning needs. This readiness assessment describes multiple learning needs areas for which you rate your effectiveness. This helps you pinpoint areas of development on which you can focus your mentoring efforts.

  
Who Can Be a Mentee?
CNS encourages all of its undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows to participate as mentees in Open Mentoring™.   Women and underrepresented populations in particular are highly encouraged to participate since the corresponding student populations continually list "role models" as one of their greatest needs in making a connection to their major and prospective careers.
  
Rules of Engagement
To ensure the success of The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences mentoring program, please be committed to the following Rules of Engagement:

• Access the system and complete your Mentee Profile
• Complete all requested activities when prompted by the tool
• Complete all usability questionnaires when you exit the system
• Use your University of Texas email address

  
Expectations and Characteristics of a Mentee

Mentees are Expected to:	Mentees are Not Expected to:
Initiate and drive the relationship Identify initial learning goals Seek feedback Take an active role in their own learning Initiate monitoring and closure sessions Allocate time and energy Follow through on commitments or renegotiate appropriately	Be an expert Know all the questions they should ask Get things right the first time Fit all learning into one mentoring relationship Look to mentor for all answers about their work Be submissive in their relationship Develop a friendship with the mentor
Effective Characteristics of a Mentee	Ineffective Characteristics of a Mentee
Goal-Oriented Seek Challenges Take Initiative Show Eagerness to Learn Accept Personal Responsibility	Too Self-Promoting Too Busy Lack Passion for Others’ (Mentor’s) Area of Expertise Lack Focus Overly Dependent

 
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