Topic: Associate Mentor Program | Year: 2021 | Tools: Microsoft Word
Background:
The firm has had issues in the past launching a successful associate mentor program. Through one-on-one feedback meetings with past mentee and mentor participants, I found that the main issues were around time commitment, accountability and support.
Design Thinking:
The new program structure had more structure without putting too much burden on the mentor and check-in points throughout the program to ensure pairings had support, if they were facing challenges. I developed a mentor program guide to provide mentors and mentees at the start of the program, detailing the program expectations and resources to help them succeed.
The guide provided mentors clearer program expectations and supportive resources to ensure long-term success of the program. The program succeeded in yielding high participation and engagement scores in its first year launch and was approved to continue. Below is the mentor guide.
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