Mentorship Program Guide

 

Program duration

6 months | 2 programs planned for 2023

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Capacity

10 individuals per program

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Number of sittings

6, one every month. Face to face preferred.

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Fees

• This program is absolutely free and no fees is levied from individuals.

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Purpose

• This program is for supporting individuals who are in need of professional assistance to achieve their career objectives

• To enable individuals to get guidance on their professional front to achieve what they want to in their career.

• Provide perspectives on different options based on their professional/career aspirations

• Provide necessary guidance on their weaker areas by understanding their ambitions

• Provide guidance on how to leverage on their strengths

• To help enhance problem solving skills, not by providing solutions, but, by enabling to self help.

• To help bring in a thought transformation. 

 

Mentee selection criteria

• Nothing complex

• Legitimacy of need

• One on one conversation

• Understanding of the problem statements, roadblocks, hurdles – both mental and otherwise

 

Method

• The program will be run based on a systematic method that includes –

  • One-on-one open discussions

  • Small exercises

  • Behavioral analysis

  • Short psychometric analysis

  • Feedback sessions

 

Obligations

• There are no obligations from either side

• Opting for the mentorship program is purely voluntary and based on the need of the individual

• Accepting and practicing the recommendations and suggestions are upto the individuals.

 

Termination

• The mentee or mentor can terminate the enrolment when both or either of them feel that the objectives are not able to be achieved.

• When the mentor or mentee finds there’s no value in the engagement, it can be terminated with mutual understanding of the situation.

 

Warranties

• The mentor does not give any warranty to the mentee in achieving the career/professional goals.

• This program is meant for providing a guidance on perspectives when clarity is required.

• The mentor does not offer any job opportunities or placements, whatsoever, in any manner

 

Relationship

• The mentees are expected to maintain a professional relationship with the mentor at all times and deal with every interaction in a professional manner.

 

Freedom of expression

• The mentor and the mentees will have the freedom to express their views and opinions which may be acceptable or unacceptable, mutually. Subsequent interactions will be based on the same.

• Both parties reserve rights to express their opinions

 

Performance evaluation

• The performance of the mentee will be evaluated throughout the program duration on the commitment and future oriented actions.

• Feedback will be given on conceiving the ideas adjusting the outlooks and mindset

• Constructive feedback is the outcome of the evaluation that may be understood by the mentee

 

Program conclusion

• All eligible (based on performance evaluation) mentees will be issued with a certificate of successful completion.

 

Process

• Self check -> Request -> Acceptance -> Engagement -> Monitoring -> Feedback -> (iterations) -> Evaluation -> Closure

 

Get together

• A voluntary get together, fully at the will of the individual, preferably, non-virtual, at the stage of conclusion with all the mentees of the batch and the mentor to share experiences and also to check on possible improvements to the program