How to Conduct an Effective Trial Session
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Are you a mentor on Preplaced looking to make the most out of trial sessions with mentees? Free trial sessions are an amazing way to discuss mentorship topics, understand mentees’ needs, and ultimately convert mentees into taking long-term mentorship with you. In this article, we will go over the basics of the trial session and discuss what all you can do during the session to convert mentees into taking long-term mentorship with you.
A trial session is a 15-30 minute meeting which serves as an opportunity for the mentee to understand how the mentor can help them achieve their goal of landing a job through long-term mentorship. During the session, the mentor identifies the mentee's gaps and areas for improvement and explains how they will help the mentee overcome those challenges through long-term mentorship.
Mentorship is still a new concept in India, and many job seekers may be hesitant to commit to long-term mentorship without understanding the mentor's capabilities. Trial sessions provide an opportunity for the mentee to gain confidence in the mentor's abilities and see how they can help on their job search journey. It also allows mentors to interact with more mentees and ultimately convert them into taking long-term mentorship.
Long-term mentorship refers to mentoring the mentee until they land their dream job. The mentor can decide their own style of mentoring, including setting their own monthly pricing, deciding how many sessions to take with mentees, and choosing what types of sessions to offer with every mentee. During sessions mentors can teach specific topics, clarify concepts, offer project support, conduct mock interviews, review resumes, clarify interview processes, and more.
Mentors also have access to chat support outside of sessions, allowing them to follow up with their mentees in a timely manner. Mentees can ask questions and discuss upcoming session timings with their mentor in their chat box. Mentors can even take ad-hoc calls with their mentees if necessary. The more value a mentor offers during mentorship, the more likely the mentee is to sign up for long-term mentorship.
To convert mentees into long-term mentorship we recommend a framework that includes understanding the mentee's needs and expectations, discussing areas of improvement, and explaining how the mentor will help the mentee improve their skills to get a job in their target company.
Preplaced has created a powerful tool for trial sessions called the Trial Doc tool, which helps mentors follow this framework effectively and assist them during the session to get the most out of the meeting. If you want to learn more about the trial doc then you can open the article from the button below.
It is essential to avoid giving away too much value during the trial session. While it's important to provide some value to the mentee during the trial session, if you give away too much value in the free trial session, the mentee may not see the need to upgrade to long-term mentorship with you.
The goal of the trial session is to convert mentees into gaining confidence with your mentoring style and take long-term mentorship with you. As a mentor with Preplaced, you have the opportunity to understand the mentee's needs and expectations, discuss areas of improvement, and explain how you can help them become interview-ready. By following this framework and using the Trial Doc tool you can increase your conversion rate and help more mentees on their job search journey.