Essential skills of the mentee

Mentoring offers a valuable opportunity for new or recent graduates to benefit from the professional experience, wisdom and life skills of an experienced engineering practitioner. This recorded webinar will cover the roles and responsibilities of the mentee and give you an understanding of the essential skills required to get the most value out of the mentoring relationship.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the webinar you will:

• recognise the benefits of mentoring for yourself, your organisation, and the profession
• reflect on what mentoring is and isn’t (including distinctions between mentoring, coaching, managing and counselling)
• clarify your roles and responsibilities as a mentee, and what is expected of mentors
• examine the key communication skills required for getting the most out the mentoring relationship
• review the essentials for planning and recording your mentor meetings, including the transition out of the mentoring relationship.

Intended audience

Recent or new graduates.

Presenter information

Desirée Williamson

Desirée Williamson is an accredited Belbin Team Roles facilitator. Desirée designs and facilitates workshops for public and private sector organisations on all aspects of communicating effectively. She believes the challenge of professional workplace communication is the need to align what we say about ourselves with how we communicate with our colleagues, clients and stakeholders. Desirée delivers interactive seminars that develop mentoring, oral presentation, business writing, interpersonal, team building, cross-cultural, and customer service skills.