Kunal Kushwaha, Mark Boost | Mentee mentor relationship

• Agree on short and long-term objectives

Being a Mentee | Kunal Kushwaha

• Respect your mentor
• Honor your commitments
• Don’t be late
• Make allowances for their busy schedule
• Two-way relationship
  • Contribute
  • Follow people on social
  • offer help/support where possible
  • Be polite and respectful
• Agree with review frequency
  • every 3 months recommended
• GSOC, CNCF Internships where we get mentors
  • It gives an opportunity to retrospect
• Create an environment for honest and constructive feedback

Being a Mentor

• Get to know the person, their family, friends, and interests (movies, sports, food, travel, etc.)
• Ensure it’s a two-way conversation
• provide an opportunity to ask you questions / or even challenge you
• You can also learn from the mentee
• Always be available for your mentee (outside of structured sessions)
• Have fun, and don’t make it too structured
• Empathy is the key