What are Mentoring Milestones?
Milestones are loop-based stages that guide you on your mentoring journey, adding structure to your mentoring experience and making it easy for you to track progress.
Be proud of your achievements: Once you've reached the end of your milestones with your mentoring partner, you can add a badge to your LinkedIn profile to recognize that you are a Certified Mentorloop Mentor or Mentee.
Where can I view my Milestones?
Milestones first appear once you are matched with another participant:
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Log into Mentorloop and navigate to your program dashboard to view your current milestone.
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Hover your mouse over each milestone to see how to complete each one (eg. setting up your first meeting).
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Note: You may be at a different milestone with different mentoring matches.
Who can see my Milestone progress?
Your program coordinator can view which milestone you’re on but cannot access your milestone information.
Do mentors and mentees get the same milestones?
Yes, all mentors and mentees will see the same milestone stages, but the tasks within the milestones will differ depending on whether their mentoring role (mentor or mentee).
What are the different Milestones?
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Matched - Get to know your mentoring partner and set expectations.
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First Meeting - Meet with your mentoring partner and start the journey.
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Grow Together - Complete and expand on goals together.
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Levelling Up - Get more out of mentoring with Mentorloop.
What if I have multiple mentoring matches?
We understand that not all mentoring relationships are the same. So if you're mentoring program is open to creating multiple connections, that is great! Mentorloop tracks each relationship separately, so you'll be in a unique milestone for each respective loop, so you know what is expected of you for each one.
How do I progress onto the next milestone?
As your Mentoring Milestones are loop-based, your progress will depend on the interactions that you have with your mentoring partner. Here are some tips that will help you progress through your Milestones:
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Matched - Get to know your mentoring partner and set expectations. There will be recommended reading to familiarise you with mentoring and being a great mentor/mentee. Take this time to introduce yourself and chat in your new loop!
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First Meeting - Next, it's time to book your first meeting with your new match. Take the time to connect your calendar, schedule your first session and then share post-meeting feedback.
- Grow Together - Once your first meeting is complete, you'll progress to the Grow Together milestone, which is where you'll spend a lot of your time. Booking regular meetings will help you build momentum in this stage, as well as creating Goals in Mentorloop and sharing them with your match. We'll occasionally as you for feedback on your loop. Once submitted, you'll move to the next milestone.
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Levelling Up - This means you've completed a number of mentoring milestones to build a mature mentoring relationship. This is a good time to consider expanding your relationship by creating additional goals or completing the Mentoring Training Course for Mentors and Mentees. After you've spent some time here, you may consider finding another match to build out your personal advisory board, engage in another type of mentoring, or stepping up from mentee to mentor. You complete this phase by sharing your journey to LinkedIn or completing all of your goals shared in the Loop.
What happens if I don’t complete a milestone?
You won't be able to progress to the next one until you've completed the interactions at each stage.
Is there a time limit on each task?
Nope! As the progression is automatic, there is no time limit placed in each stage. You can continue with your mentoring relationship in your own time.
How do I add my badge to LinkedIn?
Once all the milestones have been achieved, you will have the option to 'Add certificate to LinkedIn.' Follow the prompts and share the good news!
Once shared, your connections can view the badge under Licenses & Certifications