Mentorship 101

Published on February 16, 2024

Mentorship Dictionary

Below are some of the terms you may hear in relation to mentorship.

Mentee

A mentee is someone who aspires to grow their skills in a particular topic or set of topics, and needs advice, assistance, support, and/or guidance.

Mentor

A mentor is someone confident enough with their experiences and knowledge in a particular topic or set of topics, to comfortably assist others with less experience or knowledge.

Mentorship

A mentorship is the relationship formed between two people, a mentor and a mentee, in which the mentor provides guidance or shares knowledge with the mentee in order to improve their skills or confidence.

Why Mentorship?

Mentorship is a powerful tool which can help new hires looking to gain a foothold in an industry. Additionally, mentorship can provide great benefits to more experienced professionals looking to enhance their skills in a particular area.

When you learn from someone who has gone through similar struggles and come out the other side, you gain invaluable knowledge and experience.

Perhaps you’ve been struggling with a challenging coding problem for weeks, or perhaps you’re debating a career switch and want to talk about the new role in-depth prior to committing. Mentorship can offer you all of these benefits and more.

Mentorship also provides you with a physical connection in your industry. Having these connections can make you feel more confident in your abilities to conquer your job.