How do I fill in my mentor profile?

To go live as a GrowthMentor mentor, you need a basic profile, an introduction, at least one specialty of each kind, one availability slot and a video tool. If you've met a "required information" prompt, this article walks you through each field and each profile section.

What's the minimum to go live?

To get your profile accepting bookings, here are the required fields:

1. Basic profile (name, location, photo, time zone)
2. Introduction
3. At least 1 objective specialty
4. At least 1 technical specialty
5. At least 1 availability slot
6. Communication platform set (Google Meet, Zoom, or GrowthMentor Video)

Everything else (work experience, education, projects, certificates, written content) is optional but strongly recommended. Mentees decide who to book based on what they read.

What are the steps?

1. Profile avatar. Upload a square profile photo (1:1 height to width ratio).
2. Basic profile settings. Basic information. Shouldn't take more than a minute to fill in. Make sure your time zone is set to where you're currently located. Everyone sees times in their own time zone. If you travel, we ask before changing yours, because your availability moves with it. See how time zones work.
3. Introduction information. Fill in all of these fields. The intro video and social profiles are optional.
4. Resume. The only mandatory fields are specialties and technical specialties, where a minimum of one specialty is required. The more completely you fill out your profile, the more a mentee has to go on.
5. Communication settings. Choose which communication tools you want to use for your sessions: Google Meet, Zoom, or GrowthMentor Video. They're in Settings, Calls, Video.
6. Session lengths. Choose which session durations you want to be available for, in Settings, Calls, Booking.
7. Availability and calendar sync. Set the times you'd like to be available in Settings, Calls, Availability, and sync your calendar so your real availability stays accurate.

What goes on each profile section?

Beyond the required fields, a full GrowthMentor mentor profile has 8 sections. We ask for a lot because mentees book based on what they see. The more specific your profile, the better the matches, which saves both of you time.

Extended summary. This is where you show off and humble-brag to your heart's content. It's displayed on your profile page, so write freely. The limit is 3,000 characters.

Mentor toolkit. This section shows what tools you have hands-on experience with. So often a startup's immediate problem comes down to the proper use of a tool, or a combination of tools. Listing the tools you've used first-hand means you show up when a mentee filters by software.

Work experience. This shows what you've worked on, what you accomplished in each role, and how that shaped who you are today. You can also assign industry tags to each role, and mentees can filter mentors by those tags.

Projects. Work experience alone doesn't fully define a mentor, so there's a projects section where you can add more context on specific things you've built. Ideas for what to add here:

• Projects you completed for clients, and the results they drove
• Side projects that never became full product launches but still played a part in your development
• Charity or non-profit work you were part of

Education. The best education entries are specific and mention how those studies helped make you who you are today.

Certificates. Not all education happens in formal schooling. List the courses and certificates you're most proud of here.

My best written content. You can tell a lot about how someone thinks by the way they write. Add the pieces that show your strongest professional skills.

Reviews. Reviews come from real mentees after real sessions, and they sit on your profile. They're how members thank you, and how you build trust over time.

Where do I ask for help?

Click Help in the sidebar and send us a message, or email [email protected]. We answer by email within one business day.