Mentee Program Goals:
The Chicago FEB Inter-Agency Mentoring Program aims to accelerate the personal and professional development of mentees by providing mentees with guidance, advice, and feedback from a dedicated mentor with more experience than themselves. A federal mentor will share their knowledge and provide guidance to help mentees achieve their professional goals.
By the conclusion of the program, mentees will:
- Develop specific objectives through mentee and mentor goal setting discussions
- Enhance workplace communication
- Develop effective team building skills
- Demonstrate advanced collaboration
- Foster a performance-driven environment
- Cultivate and engage in a continuous learning culture
- Identify internal/external barriers to performance
- Build career development and personal growth
- Expand professional network
Mentee Participation Expectations:
- Have professional goals identified to share with mentor
- Ensure learning goals are clear and attainable
- Be receptive to advice, guidance, support, and encouragement
- Maintain open communication with mentor and proactively organize meetings
- Meet at minimum once a month with mentor
To apply as a mentee, you must:
- Be a GS-05 to GS-12 or equivalent
- Be a permanent Federal Employee
- Obtain your supervisor’s approval
- Be open and willing and flexible to your mentor’s schedule
Mentee applications must be submitted here by COB, the extended deadline of Friday, March 31, 2023.
Mentor Program Goals:
The Chicago FEB Inter-Agency Mentoring Program aims to accelerate the personal and professional development of mentees by providing mentees with guidance, advice, and feedback from a dedicated mentor with more experience than themselves. As a mentor, you will share your knowledge and provide guidance to help mentees achieve their professional goals.
By the conclusion of the program, mentors will:
- Assist in strategizing mentee objectives
- Enhance workplace communication
- Work with mentee to develop effective team building skills
- Demonstrate advanced collaboration
- Foster a performance-driven environment
- Cultivate and engage in a continuous learning culture
- Help mentee identify internal/external barriers to performance
- Build mentee’s career development and personal growth
- Expand professional network
- Provide mentee with honest and constructive feedback
Mentor Participation Expectations:
- Hold mentee accountable to learning goals, ensure goals are clear and attainable
- Provide constructive feedback, support, and encouragement
- Maintain open communication with mentee and make self available for meetings
- Offer informal career and professional resources and advice based on mentee need
- Help mentee identify obstacles, solve problems, and attain their goals
- Meet at minimum once a month with mentee
To apply as a mentor, you must:
- Be a permanent federal employee
- Hold a GS-13 to SES or equivalent
- Obtain your supervisor’s approval
Mentor applications must be submitted here by COB, the extended deadline of Friday, March 31, 2023.
2023 Tentative Mentoring Program Schedule:
May – Orientation
June – Workshop 1
July – Workshop 2
August – Midyear
September – Workshop 3
October – Workshop 4
November – Graduation
Program Fee – No fee to participate.
Questions? Email chicagofeb@gsa.gov