Mentee onboarding checklist

• Introduce yourselves, get to know each other and your motivation to be here

• Define the scope of mentorship

• Define timeframe and regular commitment (how often will you meet, how many hours a week you are expected to dedicate)

• Define communication channels

• Define a long-term goal of the mentorship, what both mentors and mentees would like to achieve at the end

• Share general expectations of each other beyond specific tasks and time commitment. For example

  • Participation in the broader community

  • Logging or blogging about the mentorship

  • Private versus Public communication

• Set a few short-term goals for the mentorship to start with (e.g., in 3 months), more can be added throughout the mentorship

• Make sure your mentee have access to all the tools and information they need to get started

  • Relevant communication channels

  • Write permissions on things they’ll need to modify

• Clear all doubt: Remind your mentees that they are expected to ask questions, and let them know how often you expect that (you can clarify whether the questions can be asked off-line)

• Remind everyone that there is a CoC and how to report if there’s any issues

• If your mentorship is scoped around completing a task or project, review timelines and goals

• Do they have any questions?