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Mentee: Define the Relationship (DTR) Prep

To start this assignment:

  1. Click the button in the upper right-hand corner that says Fork. This is now your copy of the document.
  2. Click the Edit button when you're ready to start adding your answers.
  3. To save your work, click the green button in the bottom right-hand corner. You can always come back and re-edit your gist.

Please use the following gist to capture your thoughts, goals, priorities, etc. as outlined by each question. You will be using these questions to help give your mentor a better idea of who you are and want to become as a developer! Please note, this is meant to be a starting point for building your norms with your mentor - you may need to adjust scheduling expecations, communication expectations, etc. when you start working with your mentor!

Mentee Details

  1. What is your preferred name?
  • Carissa Gross
  1. What are your pronouns?
  • She/her
  1. What did you do before Turing?
  • I was the Youth Team Manager of the youth climbing team program at Movement Climbing & Fitness in Golden, Colorado for the past 5 years.
  1. What made you decide to come to Turing?
  • I was feeling stuck and knew that where I was in my position at Movement that there would be no room for career growth and I wanted to step away from the climbing industry. I know at least 6 friends who have completed Turing or are currently in Turing that highly recommended the program to me. I wanted a challenged for myself: to learn somethings new, get uncomfortable and accomplish something that would help me grow as a person and professionally.
  1. What are you most excited about exploring in your career in tech?
  • I am excited to explore the opportunities and evertyhing that I will get to learn! I am excited to learn from others, build relationships with classmates and instructors, and ultimately see where this takes me.

Scheduling Details

Please review the Mod 1 calendar for FE or BE when answering the following questions.

  1. What are your preferred times of day to connect with your mentor? (Early evening, lunch, etc.)
  • Since the calendar is not posted yet, I think late morning or early evening would work best for me!
  1. What are your known scheduling restrictions? (Family obligations, life obligations, etc.)
  • I will only be working around my own wellness / mental health time while I am in Turing. I will not have other obligations.

Communication

  1. What is your preferred method to connect with your mentor? (Slack? Email? Text?)
  • Email / Slack
  1. What is your preferred cadence for communication? Twice a week? Weekly?
  • I would like to start with meetings twice a week and adjust if possible.
  1. What time frame can you commit to acknowledging you have seen a message if you are too busy to send a detailed response?
  • Within the hour
  1. What time frame can you commit to sending a detailed response to a message when time permits?
  • Within the hour

Specific Support Requests

  1. What are the your technical strengths and areas for desired improvement?
  • I think I picked up some things fairly quickly during Mod0 (terminal commands and understanding variables & data types) but, I would like to keep practicing everything I have learned. I would like to have a better grasp on GitHub and how to talk through code to understand what it is doing and how / why.
  1. Is there any specific technical topic that we should focus on this inning?
  • Writing if / else conditional statements and using logical operators.
  1. Are there any topics from last inning that we should focus on reviewing?
  • n/a

Concerns for this Inning

  1. Do you have anything that your mentor should be aware of? (upcoming life events, concerns about the upcoming curriculum, job hunt, etc)
  • I am moving from Colorado on 4/28 and I will be living with my parents through Mod1. My boyfriend and I are moving into our house about 20 minutes from my parents house as soon as June 18th or 19th (when the intermission starts after Mod1).
  1. What do I need when I get overwhelmed?
  • I need to be told to take things one step at a time and focus on what I can accomplish and control in that moment. And I also need to be told to take a deep breath!
  1. Who are your supports and resources for this inning?
  • My parents, boyfriend and good friends that will be supporting me from Colorado.

Write a draft of your introduction message to your mentor!

Be sure to include:

  • Your name and pronouns
  • Your program and cohort
  • What you did before coming to Turing
  • Anything else you think is relevant for your mentor to know!

Add your draft message below ⬇️

  • My name is Carissa (she/her) and I will be in the 2205 Front End program. I have been the Youth Team Manager for the youth climbing team program at Movement Golden Climbing & Fitness for the past five years. Not only was I managing a program with 12 coaches and 86 athletes (ages from 7 to 17!) but a huge part of my job was maintaining the relationships with the athletes and parents and the culture that encompassed the program as a whole. The main vision of the program was to support athlete's goals (climbing and other things in life) and help them grow as athletes and people. Coaching kids climbing has taught me so many things about myself - how to reach different learning styles, what my learning style is, how to communicate efficiently, how to be a mentor, and grow / maintain positive relationships.

  • Additionally, I have been a freelance photographer for the past 12 years (my sessions consist of weddings, portraits, lifestyle and landscapes) Photography is something that I have always been passionate about - being able to capture what I think is beautiful and interesting and sharing it with the world is so enjoyable for me. I also assisted with wedding videography and created wedding films from footage. I feel I am a fast learner and enjoy having the space to be creative while problem solving.

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Your mentor is a great resource, and investing time to build a relationship is something that I definitely recommend.

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