Mentors
Benefits
Consider the following benefits for mentors who participate in the mentoring program:
Give back by introducing new participants to project communities
Pass along to mentees the skills and expertise you have developed
Leverage mentees to help augment the existing developer community’s resources and efforts
Grow your project’s community by helping new developers get involved
Eligibility Rules
The following eligibility rules apply to program applicants:
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be a participant (administrator, contributor, and so on) in the project for which you want to be a mentor
Should have significant experience on the subject and the skills that the mentees will be developing
Must not be subject to any obligations to third parties (such as contractual obligations to an employer) that would restrict or prohibit performing as a mentor
Must be able to devote sufficient time to assisting one or more mentees a regularly throughout their mentorships
Responsibilities
Consider the following mentorship responsibilities and duties before you apply to be a mentor: You will:
Review applicant eligibility
Review applicant contributions and be available to respond to applicant questions promptly
Judge applicant applications based on completing tasks and accept mentees
Assign tasks for the mentee
Track your mentees' progress
Write a graduation report for the mentee and refer the graduate to companies for interview opportunities
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