MentorMatch Expectations

Mentors:

Mentees:

Characteristics of an ideal mentor:

• A Licensed CPA and member of the VSCPA
• A manager or at the executive level
• Willing to give their time
• Passionate about helping others
• Have experience or success in a mentoring topic area
• Has nothing at stake with an individual they are mentoring; it’s okay if the mentee doesn’t follow your advice
• Flexibility
• Has mentored in the past, although this is not a requirement

Characteristics of an ideal mentee:

• A member of the VSCPA
• Proactive because they are the ones driving the relationship
• Specific about what they want to learn
• Open to feedback
• Honest
• Capable of saying if the relationship is working or not
• Has realistic expectations (i.e. mentors aren’t there to make sure mentee gets promoted)
• Willing to take action to see results
• Flexibility

The mentor will:

• Be responsive
• Fulfill the minimum time commitment: two hours per month for six months
• Maintain a level of confidentiality (with limits on confidentiality — unethical, human resources concerns, personal obligations)
• Participate in training and check in calls
• Take only as many mentees as you want
• Understand that a vital part of being a mentor is considering the best interest of their mentee’s career path over their own 
• Stick to mentoring only on our outlined topics
• Understand MentorMatch is not a recruiting tool

The mentee will:

• Lead the relationship, at least in the beginning
• Complete worksheets
• Participating in training and check-in calls