mentees
Pupils with advisors
Mentees are people receiving guidance from a mentor—someone more experienced in a field, profession, or skill.
The relationship typically involves regular meetings where the mentor shares knowledge and advice: She stays in touch with her former mentees.
The word is a back-formation from mentor, treating the -or ending as if it marked an agent acting upon someone else.
Students of a mentor
- apprenticesNovices learning a craft
- traineesPeople being instructed
- junior staffLow-ranking employees
- internsWorkers gaining supervised experience
newcomers · young professionals · talent pipeline · successors · career guidance · professional growth · skill building · corporate ladder
Those receiving instruction
- adviseesThose being counseled
- doctoral candidatesThose pursuing research degrees
- graduate studentsSeekers of advanced degrees
- research assistantsStaff supporting scholarly investigations
postdocs · supervisees · academic career · peer review · dissertation committee
Advice for decisions
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- trustConfidence in another
- feedbackReturned response data
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
accountability · check-ins · goal-setting · listening · advice · role modeling · sponsorship · advocacy
Identical in appearance
- pairingJoining two together
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
intake · selection · applications · cross-functional · diversity initiatives · onboarding · alumni networks · succession planning
protégés
Students of a mentor
- apprenticesNovices learning a craft
- traineesPeople being instructed
- junior staffLow-ranking employees
interns · newcomers · young professionals · talent pipeline · successors · career guidance · professional growth · skill building · corporate ladder
students
Those receiving instruction
- adviseesThose being counseled
- doctoral candidatesThose pursuing research degrees
- graduate studentsSeekers of advanced degrees
research assistants · postdocs · supervisees · academic career · peer review · dissertation committee
guidance
Advice for decisions
encouragement · accountability · check-ins · goal-setting · listening · advice · role modeling · sponsorship · advocacy · nurturing
matching
Identical in appearance
- pairingJoining two together
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
enrollment · intake · selection · applications · cross-functional · diversity initiatives · onboarding · alumni networks · succession planning · buddy system
- mentoringmentors, protege, apprentice, advisor, guidance
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- alumnialumni, alumni network, alum, Harvard alumni, alumni reunion
- customerscustomers, clients, consumers, buyers, shoppers
- fitness peoplegym rats, fitness buffs, bodybuilders, weightlifters, weight lifters
- social tiesfriends, pals, buddies, mates, companions