Mentor Job Description

[RoboMom]

http://www.firstnemo.org/PDF/A_Mentor_Is.pdf

[Molten]

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

Mention sharing their passions with today's youth. Old people loooove that type of stuff.

But seriously, mention it. And mention the general things they do... teaching kids various engineering/machining principles; impacting our future; ensuring that one day, we will have flying cars...

I really like this train of thought. Another thing to consider is the potential benefits to the potential mentor. For example, I know my school has several teachers from the industry. They come, in part, in hopes of creating a better employee/co-worker in the future. When they realize that they aren't just having a warm fuzzy feeling, but also a direct impact on the world. That is when the job becomes appealing to a person like me. Don't get me wrong, I like the warm fuzzy feeling. I also like seeing statistics about how much better FIRST students are prepared for college and the industry then their non-FIRST counterparts. A mix of the two is really necessary if you want to maximize your results.

Jason

[Molten]

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

Mention sharing their passions with today's youth. Old people loooove that type of stuff.

But seriously, mention it. And mention the general things they do... teaching kids various engineering/machining principles; impacting our future; ensuring that one day, we will have flying cars...

I really like this train of thought. Another thing to consider is the potential benefits to the potential mentor. For example, I know my school has several teachers from the industry. They come, in part, in hopes of creating a better employee/co-worker in the future. When they realize that they aren't just having a warm fuzzy feeling, but also a direct impact on the world. That is when the job becomes appealing to a person like me. Don't get me wrong, I like the warm fuzzy feeling. I also like seeing statistics about how much better FIRST students are prepared for college and the industry then their non-FIRST counterparts. A mix of the two is really necessary if you want to maximize your results.

Jason

[lpickett]

Our company invites employees to a meeting where we are shown a video of competitions and explain what FIRST is about. We have managed to get people involved this way. We have grown to more than 50 mentors from our place of business on more than 20 teams. We also try word of mouth to encourage others to get involved. Once they get to see a match, they are hooked. I have mentored for 4 years and may not be technical, but I can help with ideas during the design phase. I also try to instill the safety aspects and help with behind the scenes work (cleaning, cooking, etc.) The students treat me as family and I enjoy every minute with the students.