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Planning for
Mentoring Sessions
Discuss the best
time and place for your mentoring sessions. It best to
schedule 45 to 60 minutes for each session. Although
some mentoring can happen on the phone or via email, a
weekly face-to-face meeting usually works best. Pick a
place that is quiet, offers some privacy and is
convenient.
Discuss the best way to
contact one another between mentoring sessions. Explain
any limits you would like to establish to these
contacts. For example, it would be useful to know what
times of the day it would be inappropriate to call.
Although your mentoring
relationship can continue for an extended period, it is
best to establish an end date for your initial work. Two
to three months is a good initial commitment. You may
want to push for three months if there are a number of
holidays or other scheduling conflicts that fall within
your start and end dates. When the end date is reached, you can decide if further sessions
would
be useful.
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