{"id":27463,"date":"2023-09-14T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/?page_id=27463"},"modified":"2023-09-18T22:52:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T02:52:58","slug":"setting-training-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/internal\/setting-training-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting training goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Competencies<\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-color: #0a0a0a;\" border=\"#0a0a0a\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mentor competencies<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Mentor best practices<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Mentee competencies<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Discuss training goals and priorities with your mentees.<\/td>\n<td>Re-visit training goals regularly with your mentee (e.g., annually, or more often if needed).<\/td>\n<td>Discuss training goals with your mentor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Provide career development support by discussing mentees\u2019 professional goals.<\/td>\n<td>Support diverse career directions and outcomes. Offer suggestions, and\/or encourage mentee involvement in suitable career exploration activities.<\/td>\n<td>Articulate your career goals, the paths you are considering, and any changes in these directions to your mentor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Suggestions\/Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Refer to the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/internal\/mentoring-resources\/\"><em>Mentoring Resources page<\/em><\/a><em> for supporting materials and training opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Postdoc onboarding documents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student and postdoc IDP processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Potential pitfalls for mentors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Not accounting for the ways that a mentee\u2019s goals (for their project, paper, or career) may not align with your goals.<\/li>\n<li>Dismissing or discounting the value of a career direction chosen by a trainee, either actively or by insinuation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competencies Mentor competencies Mentor best practices Mentee competencies Discuss training goals and priorities with your mentees. 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