Question

What criteria can be used to screen and match mentors and mentee? Answer in 100-150 words.

Answer 1

1. Mentor and mentee should be screened and matched based on their functional area. Creating mentor and mentee relationship from among the same functional area ensures that mentee is equipped with right kind of skill sets requires to perform the job. For example, mentor and mentee relationship should be created between people who belong to Marketing department.

2. Mentor and mentee should have common areas of interest. A similar functional area has many areas of interest. Mentor and mentee relationship should be created where both have similar area of interest. For example, mentor and mentee relationship should be created among people in the marketing department who are involved in marketing research.

3. Mentor and mentee relationship should be created among people who have hierarchical relationship in organization. For example, a general marketing manager and a senior marketing manager may have mentor-mentee relationship.