Overview

A mentor is a guide. A friend. A resource who paves the way to success, and derives satisfaction from helping others succeed. Your role as mentor is to inspire, encourage, and support your mentee, and to contribute to their professional and personal development. 


Frequently Asked Questions

  • What am I expected to do? Mentors are expected to provide their mentee with approximately two, one hour meetings of support and interaction per semester (four total). These quarterly check-ins are to be initiated by your mentee and should take place via video conference or by phone. Additional support and interaction throughout the year can take place via email, or other web-related tools (for example, instant messaging). Mentors and mentees should work together to determine what kind of support will be most useful—specific feedback related to preparing for life after college, general career advice, information on higher studies, college planning, personal encouragement, and so on.
  • How long will the commitment be? Formally for one year, concluding in January 2023. Following the conclusion of the one year program, mentors and mentees can choose to mutually continue the relationship, as they see fit.
  • Relationship is not going well or I am concerned about mentorship, what should I do? We encourage you to please contact the KPMG Future Leaders Team. We will provide our full support to resolve the situation in a positive and satisfactory manner.

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Mentor DO's

  1. Commit at least two, one hour interactions of support per semester.
  2. Set aside time for the mentoring process and honor all appointments.
  3. Be flexible on meeting times and places.
  4. Check-in with your mentee periodically, outside of the two, one hour interactions.
  5. Work with mentee to achieve goals set.
  6. Keep information that your mentee has shared with you confidential. If something concerning the mentee needs to be discussed with others, it should first be discussed within the mentoring relationship.
  7. Establish open and honest communication and a forum for idea exchange.
  8. Foster creativity and independence. Help build self-confidence and offer encouragement.
  9. Provide honest and timely feedback to your mentee.
  10. Provide opportunities for the mentee to talk about concerns and ask questions.

Mentor DON'Ts

  1. Try to give advice on everything.
  2. Encourage mentee to be totally dependent upon you.
  3. Provide your personal history, problems, animosities, successes, failures, etc. unless they are constructive contributions.