You can fill out your mentor application in four quick steps:
It is easy breezy!
Your profile is now listed under TurkishWIN mentors here. And, you will directly hear from a TurkishWINner who would like to become your mentee. If you think your experience matches with her mentoring objective, say yes! If not, please say no:-)
If you have any questions about our mentoring program, please reach out to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You can unmatch your mentoring match by going to the Mentoring Hub in your Profile and completing the unmatching step. Please make sure you act quickly so that your mentee does not get a lot of planning and preparation underway.
If you have trouble with this step, you can reach our team with your unmatch request at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The sooner you let us know about your request the better for both parties.
Yes, please! If you have time, you can take on more than 1 mentee. Simply edit your mentor form and increase your capacity. You can find your mentor form under “edit profile.”
For starters, wait for your mentee to reach out to you. It is her responsibility to take the first step to schedule the first meeting.
We suggest that you set up your mentoring communication preferences- communication channels and meeting dates- together with your mentee in your first meeting.
We know you are excited about your mentoring journey with your mentee. Who wouldn’t!
Joining you in your excitement, we have created a short checklist for you re: your first meeting:
You can simmer on these questions while getting ready:
Asking good questions is not simply an effective listening technique; it is also helpful in encouraging problem-solving and keeping the mentoring relationship-focused and on task. Let's explore the use of three different types of questions: investigative, discovery, and empowering. These open-ended questions, when used correctly, encourage dialogue.
Investigative Questions: Because they seek information and objective facts to provide enough background to move the mentoring conversation forward, they should be used on a limited basis. Examples are:
Discovery Questions are used to tap into your own knowledge, experience, and insight and lead you into drawing your own conclusions and learning from experiences. Examples of these types of questions are:
Empowering Questions: These questions call upon taking ownership and making plans for the next step by asking "what happens next." Empowering questions push for action and ask for commitment. Examples are:
You are a rockstar and an investor in another woman's career development. Thank you for participating in our mentoring program as a mentor.
We would love for you to stop and reflect from time to time as this journey is a learning and development journey for you as well. We invite you to reflect on these questions:
Mentors are gatekeepers in keeping a safe and trusted space for the mentoring relationship to deepen and flourish. When in doubt, always be on the conservative side to maintain confidentiality.
And... you are awesome! Never forget that-)
We know. Sometimes you do not have enough hours in a day. Life happens! No worries, you can change your mentoring status at any time by updating your mentor form in your Profile. Simply change the “Active” field to “Passive”.
We will nudge and check back to see when you are ready to get back to our mentor pool from time to time.
Welcome Back Sister!
