Got Mentoring?

MLA Conference 2010Harford County Public Library

Presented by Alycia Hyre,Human Resources Specialist

HCPL Program Overview

Who is a Mentee?

Full time, Part time, Hourly

Professional or Non-Professional

To phase in or not to phase in

Choosing Mentors

Application Process

Eligibility Requirements

Pairing 101

Analyze the Needs Analyze the Needs of the Menteeof the Mentee

Previous Work History

Similar Environment

Do You Pair Like Positions?

Web Services Web Services Assistant Branch Assistant Branch

ManagerManager Manager Manager

Assistant Branch Assistant Branch Senior Senior Administrator Manager Administrator Manager Public Public ServicesServices

Payroll and BenefitsPayroll and Benefits Computer Support Computer Support

ManagerManager Manager Manager

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What Worked Well

for HCPL

RecognitionRecognitionRecognitionRecognition

Simple, but SMART

Flexible with Time

Mentee Guides the Relationship

Potential PitfallsPotential Pitfalls

Potential Pitfalls

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Supervisor

vs. Mentor

Training vs. Mentoring

Reinventing the Wheel

Mentoring is a developmental, Mentoring is a developmental, caring, sharing, and helping caring, sharing, and helping relationship where one relationship where one person (mentor) invests time, person (mentor) invests time, know-how, and effort in know-how, and effort in enhancing another person’s enhancing another person’s (mentee) growth, knowledge, (mentee) growth, knowledge, and skills.and skills.

- Gordon F. Shea- Gordon F. Shea

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