Turn down offer to mentor?

[Anonymous]

How do you politely tell somebody,who offers to mentor you, it wouldn't be a good fit?
We are in the same field. The person dos not extoll any values I want.

[Anonymous]

You could also say that X and X have been great mentors so far and if you need any additional advice you would seek them out.

[Anonymous]

Maybe meet with the person once or twice, then let it fizzle. What is their motivation for offering to mentor you? Do you work for the same company - maybe they have been directed by someone higher up to work with you on a specific skill set. My supervisor has asked me to mentor people on a specific task that I excel at. Similarly, it has been suggested that I go speak to Person Y about mentoring because they do something well that I need to improve. It doesn't have to be a forever-relationship.

If they're just offering general mentoring with no specific objective in mind, maybe they are trying to fulfill some sort of development action?

If it's someone who's in your field but not at your company, I think it would be easier to just say, "Thanks, I'll seek you out if I have questions," or something like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: You could also say that X and X have been great mentors so far and if you need any additional advice you would seek them out.

Thanks- Somebody is offering to mentor me. I would like to tell them no.

[Anonymous]

You can also scope what the relationship is regarding. Maybe you would like to focus the mentoring relationship on something really targeted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can also scope what the relationship is regarding. Maybe you would like to focus the mentoring relationship on something really targeted.

She's not to be trusted. She stabs her friends in the back. I wouldn't dare trust "guidance" she would provide to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: You could also say that X and X have been great mentors so far and if you need any additional advice you would seek them out.

Thanks- Somebody is offering to mentor me. I would like to tell them no.

I'm not the PP quoted, but the PP is giving you a line to feed the would-be mentor. As in, "I already have mentors, but I'll let you know if I need anything."