Discussion Questions:

1.Which mentoring function was the highest? If it was role modeling, do you know this person? If not, can you create a relationship with them?

2.Career development mentoring has been most consistently related to career outcomes for mentees. Evaluate your score on this measure. What can you do to increase your career development mentoring?

3.Do you think your results would have been different if you had chosen a different person as your mentor? For example, if you chose a peer, would the results be different if you had chosen a boss or a professor? Explain.

SELF-ASSESSMENT 6.1: Mentoring Functions Questionnaire Think of a person who is or has devoted special time and consideration to helping you with your career, Answer the following questions to determine the type(s) of mentoring you are receiving from this person. This person can be a boss, former boss, professor, former teacher, peer, or family Statements Strongly Disa gree Disagree Strongly Agre Neutral Agree 1. My mentor takes a perso nal interest in my career 1 N 3 4 5 2. My mentor helps me coo rdinate profe ssional goals 1 2 3 4 5 3. My mentor has devoted s pecial time an d considerati on to my care er. 1 2 3 A 5 4. I share pers onal problem s with my me ntor 1 N 3 5.1 exchange confidences with my ment or 1 N 3 A 5 6. I consider my mentor to be a friend. 1 2 3 5 7. I try to mod el my behavio rafter my me ntor. 2 3 5 8. I admire m y mentor's abi lity to motivat e others. 2 3 5 9. I respect m y mentor's abi lity to teach o thers. 2. 3 5 Scoring and Interpretation You rated your mentoring on nine questions. Add the numbers you circled in each of the columns to derive your score for each dimension of mentoring. Then add your scores to determine your total mentoring score. Career Development Social Support Role Modeling Total Mentoring Score 1. 4. 7. 2. 5. 8 8. chegg.com Untitled Select One Answer... QUESTION 1 1. Br... 1.Evaluate Your Le... Which mentoring fu... 2. 2 3. 6. 9. Total + Discussion Questions 1. Which mentoring function was the highest? If it was role modeling, do you know this person? If not, can you create a relationship with them? 2. Career development mentoring has been most consistently related to career outcomes for mentees. Evaluate your score on this measure. What can you do to increase your career development mentoring? 3. Do you think your results would have been different if you had chosen a different person as your mentor? For example, if you chose a peer, would the results be different if you had chosen a boss or a professor? Explain