Mentoring: Tips and Code of Conduct

Tips 

1) Introduce yourself - Start with your connection to King's and briefly explain your current employment situation. 

2) Be clear - About what guidance you would like to receive from your mentor.

3) Research - Find out more about your mentor by looking at their profile or searching for them on LinkedIn. The more you know about your mentor, the more you know about how they can help you. 

4) Be patient and considerate - Mentors are working on a voluntary basis and many have full-time jobs. They will do their best to get back to you quickly, but please be patient when waiting for a reply!

Code of Conduct 

Confidentiality - Mentors and mentees should agree on preferred methods of contact and all details shared are strictly confidential. 

Voluntary - Mentoring is free of charge and purely on a voluntary basis for both mentor and mentee.

Professionalism - Mentors and mentees should be professional, considerate and kind to each other. 

Withdrawal - Mentors and mentees can withdraw from conversation at any time, however, should notify each other and the Alumni Engagement Manager who can organise a new mentor partnership. 

Expectations

Mentors should not work beyond the bounds of their capability, experience or expertise. If a mentor does not feel able to answer specific questions, be honest and polite and refer the mentee to the Alumni Engagement Manager who can refer them to another mentor. 

Mentees should be conscious that whilst most mentors have backgrounds in career guidance and advice, mentors are working on a voluntary basis.

If you have any questions about our mentoring programme, please contact the Alumni Engagement Manager.