I am in my senior year in college, on track to officially graduate this summer of 2021 with my bachelors and with my masters summer of 2022, both in public administration.

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Rhiana Young

01/29/21 at 8:43PM UTC

I am in my senior year in college, on track to officially graduate this summer of 2021 with my bachelors and with my masters summer of 2022, both in public administration.

I am about to start this mentorship program my school is offering through Braven, and I was paired with a mentor and I having a virtual meeting with today and I am very nervous! I want to know how to best optimize on this mentorship, be a great mentee, and assure that my mentor is helping me the way I need. What do I do?

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Anonymous

01/29/21 at 10:38PM UTC

Hi Rhiana! First off, congrats on taking this big step in your career + putting yourself out there. Here's a great article on Fairygodboss on this topic: https://fairygodboss.com/articles/7-tips-to-actually-mentor-and-be-mentored-instead-of-just-trading-emails

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Anonymous

01/29/21 at 10:38PM UTC

Also, do you think your mentor can help you get a job in your field? That's important context

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Anonymous

01/30/21 at 2:07AM UTC

Agreed. You'll need to know the difference between coach vs mentor vs sponsor. A coach helps you practice & improve at specific tasks. A mentor helps you strategize to accomplish your overall goals. A sponsor helps you get hired. So if you have a mentor... you just need to know what your goal is, communicate/follow-up on a regular basis, and do the things you tell your mentor that you'll do. That's all it takes to be a good mentee :)