The short version
Open the Mentors directory in Treehouse, find someone whose path speaks to you, and send a short request about what you'd like to discuss. They review it and respond, often with a link to book a time. You can track everything you've sent under Your requests. Want to help others? Turn on mentor mode in Mentor settings and you'll appear in the directory.
Finding and requesting a mentor
- Browse the directory. Open Mentors, search by name, or filter by pathway to find someone in your area.
- Open their profile. You'll see their background, why they mentor, what they can help with, and their usual availability.
- Send a request. On their profile, fill in the short form: - What would you like to discuss? A sentence or two on what you're hoping for. If they've listed what they help with, you can tap one of the suggested topics to start. - Any context the mentor should know? Optional. A little about where you are, so they can tailor their reply.
- Click Send request. You'll see "Request received," and it lands in your Your requests list as pending.
If the mentor has a booking link, you'll get a button to book a time on their scheduling page. If they don't, we save your request, though direct in-app messaging is still rolling out, so a reply isn't guaranteed yet.
Come with something specific. "I've got five years in finance and want to move into green bonds, where would you start?" gets a warmer, faster reply than "can you mentor me?" A focused ask respects everyone's time.
Tracking your requests
Open Your requests to see everything you've sent, filterable by status:
- Pending. Sent, waiting on the mentor.
- Accepted. They're up for it, often with a note or a booking link. Book a time if they shared one.
- Declined. They've passed, sometimes with a kind note or a pointer elsewhere.
- Withdrawn. You cancelled it.
You can withdraw a pending or accepted request anytime ("Withdraw this request? You can always send a new one later"). Withdrawing quietly removes it, so there's no awkwardness. You can send a fresh request later.
When a mentor responds, you'll hear about it by email and in your notifications, depending on your notification settings.
Becoming a mentor
If you've found your footing in climate, you can guide someone else. Open Mentor settings and turn on I want to be a mentor. Then fill in your public page:
- Headline. A quick line like "Solar engineer, 10 years in renewables."
- About. What you can help with, and your background.
- Availability. When you're usually free, in plain words ("weekday evenings, Pacific time").
- Booking link. Your Calendly, Cal.com, or similar. Mentees get sent here after they reach out. This is the main way to actually schedule, since in-app messaging is still rolling out.
- Why I mentor. A short, personal note, the first thing mentees read.
- Pathways you can mentor in, and how you can help (specific skills or topics).
Save, and you're live in the directory for job seekers to find. Some of your public page (your photo, location, work history, career summary) comes straight from your profile, so a fuller profile makes a fuller mentor page.
Handling requests you receive
Once you're a mentor, requests land in your requests inbox (also reachable from the directory as "Requests to you"). Open one to read the person's goal and context, then Accept (optionally with a note or your booking link) or Decline (a kind pointer elsewhere is always welcome). You'll get an email and a notification when a new request arrives.
You control your availability. Turn mentor mode off anytime and your profile drops out of the directory, though your details stay saved for when you're ready again.
Good to know
- Mentors are fellow job seekers. A mentor is just a member who turned on mentor mode. There's no separate account or application.
- The directory is for signed-in members. Mentor profiles are only visible to signed-in job seekers, never on the public web.
- The booking link is the handoff. There's no in-app chat yet, so scheduling happens on the mentor's booking page. A mentor without a booking link may not be reachable directly just yet.
- Withdrawing is silent. If you cancel a request, the mentor simply stops seeing it. No notification, no fuss.
- You can't request yourself. Your own profile shows in the directory, but the request form is for reaching others.
- Come prepared. A specific question and a bit of context make for a better conversation than an open-ended ask.