Qualities Students Value in Mentors
Students concur that the ideal supervising mentor exhibits the following traits:
- is approachable
- is interested in my academic and career goals
- gives assignments that balance grunt work with more substantive tasks
- monitors my activities through regular meetings
- provides feedback
- helps me meet my goals as described when I began the internship
- provides adequate resources, materials, and money to allow me to complete my assigned tasks
- shows appreciation for what I do
- gives me advice about my career path
- tries to integrate me with the regular staff
- views my mistakes as learning opportunities
- introduces me to others who can help with my career
- gives me the chance to learn new skills
- allows me to take part in projects where I can be involved from beginning to end
- provides me with a reference for my dossier file