Successful mentoring doesn't just happen, it's planned. We will discuss what mentoring is not, what mentoring is, factors for effective mentorship, and why it's important to the developer community.

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- Jr. Dev Mentoring

Tech is not easy. It's hard, but it's worth it.

### The 4 Quadrants of Mentoring

- Youth - all about them
- Adult - mutual
- Personal -
- Professional -

Mentoring is a relationship.

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- No mentor at all is better than having a bad mentor.

### Factors for effective mentorship

Mentor:

- Evaluate your motivation
- An honest assessment of your time, talent, and temperament.
- Set realistic goals

Mentee:

- Reciprocity
- Respect for mentoring relationship
- Identified desired outcomes

As a mentor you need Patience, free time, and knowledge of the subject matter.