JUST-IN-TIME MENTORING
Have you ever wanted advice from an experienced Lab professional outside your immediate circle of colleagues?
Just-In-Time Mentoring is a fast-paced and fun way of providing career development coaching and sharing knowledge across different levels of the Lab in a short period. JIT Mentoring is a speed mentoring event that allows employees to meet multiple mentors in a short time. Interested in the event?
What is Just-In-Time Mentoring?
Just-in-Time Mentoring is a pilot program designed to bring mentees and mentors together to engage in multiple discussions around common challenges, goals, and ideas - in rapid succession.
Mentors and registered mentees will meet together, virtually, in groups of 2 to 3 mentees with 1 mentor.
The next event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14, 10:00 am - 11:30 am.
JIT events took place in November 2022, May and December 2023, and May 2024. Mentees were able to meet with three mentors over the course of 90 minutes!
Who can sign up?
Career, Term and Postdoc Lab employees
Feedback from Participants
"I used to think that the only way to network was in conferences, and now I realize that it's completely ok to reach out to someone who you're interested in learning from and just starting a conversation over a virtual coffee, etc."
-JIT Mentoring Participant
"I used to think there was no opportunity for discussion at the Lab. Now I think there is. Brings a humanistic touch to working at the Lab."
- JIT Mentoring participant
"I used to think prepping for and engaging in mentoring meetings is stressful. Now I think with guided preparation and meeting in groups they are fun and go smoothly"
- JIT Mentoring participant
"I really enjoyed it! It was fun to talk about my experience and help people figure out how to handle various situations."
- JIT Mentor
Registration TBA
What to Expect
Mentees register and submit their intent to participate in the JIT Mentoring event.
A short mentoring survey will be shared with Mentees after registering. Mentees will have the opportunity to rank their preferred Mentors. We will attempt to place Mentees with their highest-ranked choices, but please note that this might not always be possible, and in some cases, Mentees might be placed with a mentor whom they did not rank.
After completing the mentoring survey Mentees will receive their zoom link and a prep sheet with tips and sample questions to make the most of JIT mentoring rounds.
Day of the event: Mentors will meet in separate zoom breakout rooms with 3 mentees for 20 minutes. After a short break, mentees will move to a new room with a new mentor for Round two of JIT mentoring. It is repeated once more for a total of three rounds and three mentors in 90 minutes! Mentees are expected to participate for the entire event.
Questions?
Contact Mentoring-wg-chairs@lbl.gov