Assume you are the mentor. What characteristics would you look for in a protege?
Identify the skills you think you could teach a protege.
Consider how you have helped someone learn to perform a task, skill, or understand complex material. It may have been a fellow student, your child, or co-worker. Describe two ways that you were able to get the information across to your fellow student/child/coworker.
Did your protégé ask questions that you could not immediately answer? How do you think you might have improved the experience?
What could you do to prepare as a mentor? What did you learn from this mentoring experience? How might you have improved your own learning opportunity?
Provide two or more tips for being a good mentor.
In conclusion, address the value of assigning new hires an experienced mentor.