I am having my first mentee (an intern), and I am still an entry-level software engineer (1 year working experience). Any tips on how to mentor? Things to look out for?
A few things that I currently struggle with:
- difficult to gauge how much they know, and how slow/fast I should in explaining stuff
- distraction (I am excited to mentor, hence my brain keep coming back to that (providing resources, reviewing their work, etc.) while I am supposed to do my work)
- how detailed/nitpicking should I be in reviewing, how to explain the right concept at the right time
A few things that I currently struggle with:
- difficult to gauge how much they know, and how slow/fast I should in explaining stuff
- distraction (I am excited to mentor, hence my brain keep coming back to that (providing resources, reviewing their work, etc.) while I am supposed to do my work)
- how detailed/nitpicking should I be in reviewing, how to explain the right concept at the right time
Thanks!