People Management

Have you ever taken on a mentorship role for someone, and what was your approach to that relationship?

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Anonymous

4.2Exceptional
Mentoring the team is one of the essential responsibilities of a Manager. Given the fact that my time is extremely divided with other responsbilities such as engaging stakeholders, running into back to back meetings during the day to meet project timelines, I always make sure to set aside a time in my day and be available for my team to discuss any mutual concerns. It is extremely important to assure the team that they have my support. Typically I have weekly 1-on-1s with my manager reportees and bi-weekly 1-on-1s with individual contributors to share feedback and provide resources for any help required. In addition, for any adhoc discussions, I make myself available towards the end of the day in case my day is fully booked.

Anonymous

3.6Strong
During new project onboarding I noticed lot of performance  differences across team members, through the regular scrum meetings I watched the overall progress and identified team members rearing help. once identified I setup mentor session with them one on one and guide them with the technology and getting up to speed with the project. Many times I spent extra time to learn in depth and give detailed know how and practice to those team memebers
  • Have you ever taken on a mentorship role for someone, and what was your approach to that relationship?
  • Can you tell me about a time when you took on a mentorship role for someone?
  • What was your approach to the mentorship relationship and how did you ensure its success?
  • Can you give an example of how you provided guidance and support to your mentee?
  • How did you measure the impact of your mentorship and what were the results?
  • Can you describe how you fostered a positive and productive learning environment for your mentee?
  • How did you balance your mentorship responsibilities with your other responsibilities as a manager?
  • Have you ever had to provide constructive criticism to a mentee? How did you handle the situation?
  • How do you balance your responsibilities as a manager with your role as a mentor to your team members?
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Interview question asked to Engineering Managers, Data Engineering Managers, ML Engineering Managers and other roles interviewing at Funding Circle, Stoneco, Roofstock and others: Have you ever taken on a mentorship role for someone, and what was your approach to that relationship?.