0 a person who is helped by a mentor (= a person who gives a younger or less experienced person help and advice over a period of time, especially at work or school):
1 someone who is given support and advice about their job by a mentor (= a more experienced person who helps them):
It is the mentor's job to help the mentee find their own solutions rather than plunging straight into, "If I were you..."
The benefactor of a mentor's wisdom - the mentee - is usually someone who is younger, perhaps starting out in their career.
The mentor/mentee relationship is very much like that of a parent and child.
It also reviews research on the implementation characteristics of effective mentoring programmes (frequency of contact, cross-race matching, level of risk of mentee and so on).
It is designed to build the business acumen of the mentees and share of information and knowledge between mentee and mentor.
Mentees go on their way towards achieving their goals while mentors receive personal satisfaction and professional growth.
The person in receipt of mentorship may be referred to as a "protg" (male), a "protge" (female), an apprentice or, in recent years, a mentee.
The prime idea was creating an intimidating and somewhat dangerous woman who wields power, with a young and inexperienced mentee under her wing.
