Final test & certificate

Pick the best answer for each question. 8/10 to earn the certificate.

To pass: at least 8 of 10 correct.

1. Question 1. How does mentoring differ from coaching?

   AMentoring shares experience and gives long-term direction; coaching asks questions about a specific problemBMentoring is paid, coaching is notCMentoring is for new joiners, coaching is for managers

2. Question 2. How does sponsorship differ from mentoring?

   AA sponsor uses their standing and relationships to create opportunity, and does so outside the meetingsBA sponsor meets more frequently than a mentorCA sponsor is always in the same department

3. Question 3. When there are not enough mentors for every mentee, what is the best response?

   ASwitch to a group mentoring modelBLower the mentor standard to make up the numbersCCancel the programme and wait a year

4. Question 4. Why should a mentee not be paired with their own line manager?

   ABecause people do not speak honestly about career doubts to whoever decides their payBBecause line managers are usually too busyCBecause conflict-of-interest rules forbid it

5. Question 5. In a mentoring relationship, who books meetings and prepares the topics?

   AThe menteeBThe mentorCThe programme organiser

6. Question 6. Which item in the mentoring agreement frees both parties?

   AThe closing terms and how to exit earlyBThe meeting rhythm and session lengthCThe communication channel between sessions

7. Question 7. What is the single highest-yield intervention in the whole programme?

   AAsking at week 3 whether the pair has had a first meetingBRunning an impressive launch eventCSending monthly material on mentoring skills

8. Question 8. What is the earliest signal that a pair is going cold?

   ARepeated reschedulingBThe mentee emails asking to stopCA low mid-point satisfaction score

9. Question 9. Why announce a one-rematch policy?

   AIt turns a mismatch from an embarrassing failure into an ordinary choiceBTraining programme regulations require itCIt reduces the organisers' initial matching workload

10. Question 10. When comparing retention between mentoring participants and non-participants, which bias needs care?

    AVolunteers tend to be more proactive already, so the difference may not be the programmeBParticipants usually have longer tenureCHR data is rarely accurate enough for comparison