Mentoring 101 How to Mentor, How to be Mentored

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Mentoring 101 - How to Mentor, How to be
Mentored

• March 19, 2008
• SOT Annual Meeting

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Cast of Characters

• Carol Auletta - Chair
• Brinda Mahadevan Co Chair
• Rae Benedict Co Chair
• Mentors
• Jim Gentile
• Katherine Squibb
• Reitha Weeks

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First A Word from our Sponsors

• Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group (WiT)
• Career Resource and Development Committee (CRAD)
• Student Advisory Committee
• Education Committee

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Women in Toxicology

• Mentoring Committee
• Mentoring Awards -
• Reception Tonight! 6 730 pm, Sheraton Grand
  Ballroom A
• Working with CRAD to set up on-line Mentoring
  System

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CRADOn-Line Mentoring System

• SOT Strategic Plan Build for the Future - SOT
  funding provided
• March 2008 Preview system at CRAD Job Bank
  Center
• April-Dec 2008 Publicize to SOT Groups
• March 2009 Mentor-Mentee Face-to-Face Meetings
  at SOT Annual Meeting
• Sept 2009 Determine future directions

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Today we hope to show you .

• How to be a successful mentor
• How to get what you need as a mentee

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A Mentor is a

• Teacher
• Counselor
• Boss
• Colleague
• Role Model
• Friend
• All of the Above

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A Successful Mentor has

• Knowledge
• Good Contacts/Network
• Experience
• Good Listening Skills
• Empathy
• Reliability
• Chemistry with Mentee
• And More.

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How Does One Become a Good Mentor ?

• Natural ability
• The right personality
• Experience
• Coaching by a successful mentor
• Practice, practice, practice

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What Does a Mentee Need?

• The right mentor
• The right questions
• Persistence and follow-up
• Flexibility