Product Hive Mentorship Program
Welcome to the next step in the Product Hive 2024 Mentorship Program application! 🎉
Applications for the Sep 2024 - Nov 2024 cohort are open Aug 27th-Sep 10th.
Key Dates
Application Process Opens: Aug 27th
Application Deadline: Sep 10th
Pairing Invitation Emails: Sep 12th
Pairing Selection: Sep 12th-16th
Mentor / Mentee Meetings should start shortly after being paired and run weekly or every other week till the end of November.
FAQ:
What is the Product Hive Mentorship Program?
The Product Hive Mentorship Program helps connect mentors and mentees seeking to develop their professional skills in the fields of product management, product design, and research. Our mission is to cultivate a community of UX/PM professionals who empower each other, support each other, and achieve greater success through partnering with other product professionals in the industry.
Why should I sign up?
Whether you sign up as a mentor or mentee, the mentorship program is designed to help you grow in your career and learn from others in the community.
As a mentor you’ll have the opportunity to help the next generation of product professionals grow and develop, and contribute to strengthening the Product Hive community. Many mentors also report they’ve learned valuable insights from their mentees through their conversations and questions.
If you’re being mentored, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from someone with real world experience, and who can help you reach your goals with relevant insights and advice
Who can be a mentor?
The Product Hive Mentorship program doesn’t work without mentors!
If you’re early in your career you might think you don’t have enough experience to be a mentor. However, the most effective mentorships happen when a mentee is paired with a mentor who is just a few steps ahead of them in their career. This ensures that the mentor can relate to the mentee, and can draw on recent experience to help their mentee get to the next step in their career.
The most important skills you need to be a good mentor is the ability to listen, and to ask questions. We encourage anyone who is interested in helping others grow in their career to sign up to be a mentor. We will match you appropriately, based on your role and experience.
How are people matched?
- Profile Completion: Both mentors and mentees will upload photos and verify their profile information.
- Mentee Selection: Mentees will then select their preferred mentors.
- Mentor Selection: Mentors will review the mentee selections and choose the mentees they will mentor.
Important Note for Mentees: Please be aware that participation is limited and you are not guaranteed a mentor until the selection process is complete.
Does the mentorship program cost anything?
The Product Hive Mentorship Program is free. No financial remuneration should be requested/suggested by mentors, nor should it be offered by mentees. This is an entirely altruistic endeavor, in support of changing the world through personal connections, building meaningful relationships, and accelerating individual professional growth.
