Mentor application form
A mentor form should find out what each mentor can actually help with, when they're available and how they like to help. This template does that in three minutes, so you can match mentors to teams.
5 questions · about 3 min · edit anything after
Updated · by Ansorjon Juraev, founder
The questions, and why they're asked
In this order: the name first, the substance next, contact details and links last.
- 1
Full name
In the chat: “First, what's your name?”
Asked first and alone, so the chat can greet people properly before anything else.
- 2
What can you help teams with?
In the chat: “What could you help teams with? Be as specific as you like.”
Specific skills make matching easy.
- 3
When are you available?
In the chat: “When could you be around?”
Plan shifts without a spreadsheet.
Options: Friday evening · Saturday morning · Saturday afternoon · Saturday night · Sunday morning
- 4
LinkedIn profileoptional
In the chat: “And your LinkedIn, if you'd like to share it?”
Optional, so nobody is blocked by not having one.
- 5
Email address
In the chat: “What's the best email to reach you?”
Asked near the end, once people are invested. The chat confirms it and catches typos like gmial.com.
Common mistakes
- Asking mentors for a bio. Ask what they can help with; that's what teams need.
A good answer and a weak one
For “What could you help teams with? Be as specific as you like.”
Good
“Postgres performance, Stripe integrations, and pitching to investors: I've raised two rounds.”
Weak
“Anything really.”
Hard to match. The chat asks for the two things they know best.