We are adopting the definition of mentoring from Margo Murray’s book Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Process which says “Mentoring is a deliberate pairing of a more skilled or more experienced person with a less skilled and less experienced one, with the mutually agreed goal of having the less skilled person grow and develop specific competencies.”

If you do a Google search, the year ranges definition of generations vary from one source to another. We are using Pew Research Foundation definition of the birth years of various generations, as follows (as of April 19, 2018):

• Postmillennial or Generation Z: Born 1997 and later.
• Millennials or Generation Y: Born 1981 to 1996.
• Generation X: Born 1965 to 1980.
• Baby Boomers: Born 1946 to 1964.
• Traditionalists or Silent Generation: Born 1945 and before.

We open our community to accomplished leaders who can provide guidance to young professionals looking for help in personal and professional development. As a mentor, you have high self-esteem, consider yourself happy and successful, and you are ready to give back. Register now!

As a mentee, you are currently employed and looking for help to progressively develop yourself in your career. You could also be in between jobs and looking for guidance on your next career move. Although we are focused on helping Millennials and Generation Z, regardless of your generation, if you think you could use a mentor to help you achieve your development goals, you are welcome to register now!

We do mentoring as a give-back initiative. Mentors don’t get paid salaries. We do want to budget some token of appreciation for their time and effort as funds become available.

For the first 3 months of your relationship with a new mentee, if you could allocate one hour a week to focus on getting to know your mentee, his/her/their industry, strengths, and needs for skills/areas of development, and schedule a one-on-one session once a month (online/remote or in person depending on geographies), then you can be an effective mentor time-wise. After the getting-to-know you stage, you can reduce or increase the time investment for the same mentee based on your agreed Development Plan with him/her.

You can decide how many mentees you would like to take on. Each mentee deserves your 100% commitment. Take only as many as you can support completely.

Decisions on the mentoring relationship happen between the mentor and mentee. Mentors have the liberty to apply individual styles and approaches they determine would be best suited for their mentee/s. The Mentoring Club requires mentors and mentees to assess their skills, responding to the Skills for Career And Life Effectiveness® (SCALE®) instrument, conducts online meetings to guide mentors in providing feedback to mentees and to orient mentors and mentees on the creation of the Development Plan, provides the platform for mentors and mentees to interact online, and assists only when the mentor or mentee deems necessary.

Skills for Career And Life Effectiveness® (SCALE®) was developed through factor analysis research using data from the first ever positive assessment instrument designed and published by Drs. Darwin Nelson and Gary Low. It has a strong lineage and proven track record for client engagement and meaningful skill development in business, corporate, and government service settings. The online instrument is only 98 items and generates over 50 pages of reports and feedback for guided mentoring and self-directed coaching. The SCALE® utilizes positive assessment and emphasizes the development of career and life skills in professional environments.

The ultimate measure of success is when you feel you have made a difference in the mentee’s life, whether the mentee has successfully gained the confidence that he/she/they has/have developed the needed competence in a particular skill or you have imparted valuable experiences and lessons that the mentee can draw from in the future. There’s always a bonus reward from a mentor-mentee relationship in that the mentor learns from the mentee as well, effectively enriching each other’s lives besides achieving the mentee’s development goals.

By giving back as a mentor and ensuring you are able to guide young professionals develop themselves to become more helpful and successful human beings, you are living the mission of The Mentoring Club. If you know of other potential mentors in your network, inviting them to join us is another way you could help with our mission. More mentors means we can help more young people. We are also constantly looking for sponsors to fund and support our programs. If you have recommendations on companies we can approach for support, we would be happy to get introductions to the right people. We thank you very much for your support and commitment.

Yes, a monthly nonrefundable subscription fee or donation of $39/month is required to register as a mentee in The Mentoring Club. Discounts are applied when paid as quarterly ($109/quarter), and annual ($379/year) subscription. Being a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, your donation is tax-exempt if you are a taxpayer in the US.

If you would like to apply for a grant, click here.

We don’t do job placement. Rather, mentors can help you clarify your strengths and share principles to help in your decision-making process while you find your new job.

The Mentoring Club is here to help make you successful as a mentee so you can achieve your goals and make a positive impact in the world. For the mentoring relationship to work between you and your mentor, both of you are expected to be committed to the development goals you agreed on. Professionalism, integrity, open communication (constant feedback) are key disciplines we expect both mentor and mentee to practice. Specific to the mentee, we expect you to be extraordinarily driven to develop, strengthen, and enhance your skills collaborating with your mentor/s on your agreed Development Plan with him/her. As such, in the mentor-mentee relationship, you will be the driver and your mentor will be the navigator. Once you have reached your destination, you get to step on the brake. This means when you have gained the confidence that you have developed the competence on a specific skill, you and your mentor can close the mentoring relationship.

The mentees are matched based on their identified development goals and the mentors’ identified areas of expertise. Whenever possible, the matching process also considers the mentee and mentor’s industry exposure. For example, if you are a mentee looking for a mentor who can help with your “negotiation skills” in the “sustainability” industry. Your top mentor match will be someone whose area of expertise is in “negotiation skills” and has worked or is currently working in the “sustainability” industry. If there’s no such match, then mentors with area of expertise in “negotiation skills” will be considered.

Through The Mentoring Club platform, you can see recommended mentors for you, search for mentors, message mentors, accomplish your Development Plan with your mentor, receive tasks from mentors and provide updates on tasks, record notes from your mentoring sessions, exchange files, and provide constructive feedback to The Mentoring Club.

By registering as a mentee, you are validating the mission of The Mentoring Club. You give us good reason to be here to help with your development goals and help you become a positive and productive force in the world. If you know of other promising young leaders who may benefit from having a mentor, introducing them to The Mentoring Club is another way you can help strengthen our reason for being. We are also constantly looking for sponsors to fund and support our programs. If you have recommendations on companies we can approach for support, we would be happy to get introductions to the right people. We thank you very much for your trust, support, and commitment.