Career Insider Network Mentoring Orientation

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Career Insider NetworkMentoring Orientation
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Vision

• To provide an online mentorship program that
  will help students development both academic and
  career related goals.

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Agenda

• What is mentoring
• Benefits of mentoring
• General guidelines
• Expectations of mentors and mentees
• Procedures Where do I go from here?
• Providing constructive feedback to students
• Millennial Generations information
• Etiquette
• FAQs

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What is a Mentor

• A trusted and caring friend who provides
  support, encouragement and information about
  specific careers, the world of work, and/or
  related information

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Benefits of Being a Mentor

• Helping others
• Sharing knowledge
• Support students career exploration
• Share professional networks

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Benefits To Students

• Gain knowledge of prospective field
• Get career advice and support
• Explore job options and opportunities
• Help with goal setting
• Enhance networking and communication skills
• Increase confidence and motivation

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Program Guidelines

• Have access to email
• Establish set communication methods
• Honor meeting times
• Maintain respect professionalism
• Discuss appropriate topics

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Expectations for Mentors

• Encourage mentee to establish goals and work
  towards them
• Establish a respectful, friendly and
  communicative relationship with mentee
• Submit final evaluations

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Expectations for Students

• Communicate professionally as scheduled
• Honor previously scheduled meetings
• Be flexible and have a variety of available times
• Be somewhat familiar with mentors industry
• Establish goals to work towards
• Submit final evaluation

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Initial steps

• Mentors
• Establish a time for contact
• Provide feedback and support
• Mentees
• Contact your mentor introduce yourself
• Establish regular monthly contact
• Have a list of suggested topics to discuss

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Introducing the Millennials
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The Millennial Generation born between 1980 and
2000

• Characteristics
• Confident Goal Oriented
• Hopeful
• Civic minded
• Inclusive

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Learning Style

• With technology
• With each other
• On their time in their space

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Communication Tips

• Millennials expect and need praise
• Will mistake silence for disapproval
• Desire feedback
• Appreciate clear expectation
• Expect detailed instructions and guidelines for
  completing assignments

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Millennials In the Work Place

• Desire personally meaningful work
• Want ideas to be treated respectfully
• Seek honest leaders with integrity
• Need challenging learning opportunities

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Millennials In the Work Place (continued)

• Look for positive friendly work environments
• Want to incorporate fun into workday
• Need orientation to organizational culture
• Want flexibility in their schedule

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Tips for Providing Effective Feedback

• Discuss expectations early
• Know the mentees career related goals and how
  you can help
• Balance positive and negative feedback
• Practice active listening
• Be honest, but tactful
• Share the importance of workplace skills and
  teamwork

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Providing Feedback

• Providing positive feedback is the key
• to helping your mentee become knowledgeable about
  career options
• the world of work
• achieving their goals

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Remember about feedback

• The key is assessing the readiness of the mentee
  to receive feedback and maintaining the balance
  between supporter and role model

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Additional Tips

• Make sure your message is clear and clarify any
  misunderstandings
• Be specific
• Be open and willing to share feedback
• Contact Career Services if you encounter a
  problem
• Remember that this is a learning experience for
  your mentee
• Most importantly Have fun!

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FAQs

• Who would I contact if there is a problem?
• For non-emergencies, contact Career Services
  (704.330.6551). Ask for Carrie or Vann.
• In the event of an emergency, please call 911 or
  the appropriate emergency response number.

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Is there ongoing training?

• At this point, a formal ongoing training program
  for mentors is not available.
• However, additional training resources will be
  available.
• If you have questions about how to handle a
  situation please contact Career Services and we
  will assist you.

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Will mentors be provided with a list of suggested
activities?

• Yes. The most common activities that mentors
  will be asked to engage in are informational
  interviews, career panels, job shadowing or
  workshops. However, you will be provided a
  listed of suggested activities to help the
  mentoring process. If you would like to interact
  with your mentee more frequently feel free to do
  so.

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Will I need to track my interactions with my
mentee.

• Yes, you will summarize your activities in the
  final evaluation. Keep track of the following
  information
• number of interactions (not including
  communications to schedule meetings)
• the types of activities you engage in,
• the method by which you interact with your mentee.

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FAQs

• What kind of advice should I give the mentee?
• career exploration and career related
  information
• What is the process for removing myself from the
  list of mentors?
• Simply contact Career Services

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• How will I be contacted by mentees? By the Career
  Services staff?
• The initial contact from a mentee is by email.
  However, from that point on you will be contacted
  by your preferred method of contact that you
  listed on your registration form. If needed,
  Career Services will contact you through this
  preferred method.

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Acknowledgements

• Some of these materials were adopted from the
  following
• Mentoring Partnership of Long Island
• University of Arizona, Sarah Thompson, ementoring
  coordinator
• State University of New York at Buffalo
• Hostos Community College, Bronx New York
• Brookdale Community College, Lincroft New Jersey
• University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
• Association De Accounting Technicians
  Benefits of Mentoring

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The End

• Thank you for completing the online mentor
  training.
• Career Services appreciates your time and
  willingness to assist current CPCC students.
• If you have any other questions, please contact
  Career Services at [phone] or
  career.services_at_cpcc.edu.