One of the most important meetings a mentor will have with a mentee is their first meeting. Mentoring is not only about learning how to code but understanding your mentee's motivations and goals. This usually means asking a lot of questions and listening.
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What inspired you to learn how to code?
I'm looking for their motivations.
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In an ideal world, what kind of coding position would you want? In office or remote?
It's harder to secure a remote junior position.
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Tell me about your working career so far.
This helps me think of what industry or positions they would be suited for.
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What does your typical week look like? When will you be coding? Night? Day? Weekend?
When will they be contacting me for help or feedback?
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Do you tend to be more of a visual or text learner?
Will they want to watch the videos or will they prefer reading the curriculum?
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From the coding exercises you have done so far, what did you think?
What languages did they gel with?