Benefits for Mentors & Mentees

Mentors

Develop relationships with new talent
Share valuable knowledge gained as result of experience
Develop coaching, communication, & leadership skills
Exchange ideas and perspectives on issues and trends in your field
Enhance people, management and relationship-building skills
Motivate & support a person to raise his/her level of professional attainment
Gain personal satisfaction through contributing to the USC College of Mass Communications & Information Studies
Engage in a meaningful volunteer opportunity
Extend your network to other mentors and mentees
Experience professional and personal growth and renewal

Mentees

Establish professional networks
Increase awareness of professional issues
Gain professional support and encouragement from mentor
Expand growth in your sense of competence, identity, and effectiveness as a professional
Gain exposure to new ideas, theories, practices, and/or people that might not be pursued without a mentor’s guidance and/or encouragement
Receive honest and informal feedback
Improve understanding of work issues and exposure to different approaches to dealing with them
Explore opportunities, anxieties, barriers and feelings with reference to specific issues
Enhanced understanding of the importance of seeking out mentors in life