How to Have a Great #1HourWith Your Mentor

Before your #1HourWith Mentorship Session, you're strongly encouraged to spend 1-2 minutes reading this checklist and top tips to maximise the opportunity.

📜 Before your session

• Do your homework. Google your mentor’s name and learn as much as you can about them
• Determine 2-3 core questions
• Find a quiet place with great internet connection and join the call on time
• We have a "one strike" ban policy for no-show bookings without informing the other party. Cancelling within 24 hours is also counted as no-show
  
  1st strike: 1-month suspension
  2nd strike: 3-month suspension
  3rd strike: Banned
  
  If you are late or can't attend due to an emergency, please email your mentor and our team at [email protected] immediately.

🙋‍♂️During the session

• Starting the call
  • Briefly introduce your name and background
  • Tell them why you choose them as your mentor and in general what you want to learn from them
  • Invite them to briefly introduce themselves too
    
• During the call
  • Go through your list of prepared questions
  • Ask for specific examples to illustrate their points
  • Take notes. Please don't record the conversation unless you receive permission from the mentor
  • Keep the session within the allotted time
  • No solicitation of business, commercial or promotional material is allowed
    
• Closing
  • Ask closing questions to see if you missed anything
  • Take a virtual selfie with your mentor 🤳

‎‍🚀After the session

• Send a thank-you note within 1 day. Remember, this is why the mentors donate their time – they want to know they’re making an impact
• Write a testimonial for your mentor: https://forms.gle/pg6fBn5twPc5owJHA
• Keep the conversation and the mentor's contact confidential unless you have permission to share
• Respect their boundaries and avoid spamming them with waves of follow-up questions and random requests
• Share your experience on LinkedIn or other social media platforms tagging #1HourWith @timeauction
• Embody what you've learned - Prepare an actionable plan to work on!

😉 Advice from the Community

Here're other tips from our mentors & mentees that they wish you'd know!

• Always respond to emails in a timely manner
• It'd impress the mentor if you took the time to understand them before
• Send supplementary information on what you’d like to discuss before the call
• Don't be shy and open up! But also make sure that you’re not the only person talking
• Have a goal in mind to make the session practical, and put some thought into writing the thank you note
• Connect with your mentor on LinkedIn after the session!

What’s Next?

Now that you know the top tips on how to maximize your #1HourWith Mentorship Session, it's over to you to Sign Up Today for a session with your volunteer hours. ✨ Together we grow as a community!

 Got some tips of your own to share? Let us know in the comments!