Use the below to establish your expectations of the relationship prior to meeting your mentor. Bring this information with you to your initial meeting and discuss your responses with your mentor.
- Where do you hope to be in five years?
- What do you hope to gain from this relationship?
- What role do you expect your mentor to play?
- Are there any ground rules you would like to set (e.g., confidentiality, openness, candor)?
- What are your greatest strengths?
- What are your greatest weaknesses?
- How would you like to go about achieving your learning goals?
- What items would you like to discuss in these meetings?
- Are there any topics of urgent interest?
- Are any topics off limits?
- What do you think will be challenging about this relationship?
- What would you like the regular meeting schedule to be (length, time, frequency)?
- What criteria would you like to use to evaluate the success of the relationship?