DO’s (Mentor)

  • Treat your mentee as a younger brother or sister
  • Encourage your mentee to be pro-active
  • Let your mentee know when is the best time to reach you
  • Make an effort to join the functions with your mentee
  • Try to get together with other mentors or other mentees
  • Fill in and return the Contact Report / Evaluation to the Alumni Association
  • DO strictly observe and comply with the mentor’s role and responsibilities

DON’TS (Mentor) 

  • Don’t treat your mentee excessively, let them learn to reciprocate
  • Don’t try to be your mentee’s counselor
  • Don’t try to be your mentee’s guardian

DO’s (Mentee)

  • Check email regularly to ensure having updated information or the Program and/or your contact with your mentor
  • Take the initiative to contact your mentor and make arrangements for activities
  • Organize your own schedule, be sure to set time aside for communication and activities with your mentor
  • Be punctual to all appointments with your mentor
  • Make effort to attend the Alumni Association functions
  • Make effort to keep some sort of log of your experiences with your mentor, which can also be a learning process
  • DO strictly observe and comply with the mentee’s role and responsibilities

DON’TS (Mentee) 

  • Don’t call your mentor’s home after 930pm or too early in the morning, learn be considerate
  • Don’t be disappointed if your mentor seems to be very busy; do persist in making definite arrangements with your mentor
  • Don’t accept uncritically everything your mentor says to you; do try to formulate your own views on issues discussed with your mentor
  • Don’t take for granted this opportunity to learn from your mentor, do treasure such precious chance