---
title: Add mentee preferences
description: As a mentee, add your preferences to find the right mentor to guide you through your career.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/mentoring/add-preferences-mentee.html
release: australia
product: Mentoring
classification: mentoring
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Enroll as a mentor or mentee, Use, Mentoring, Growth Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Add mentee preferences

As a mentee, add your preferences to find the right mentor to guide you through your career.

## Before you begin

Enroll as a mentee. For more information, see [Enroll as a mentor or mentee](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/mentoring/enroll-mentoring.md)

Role required: none

## Procedure

1.  On the mentee preferences wizard, answer the required questions.

2.  Use the **Search skills** option to add skills that a mentor can help you with.

    To add skills, see [Search and add skills](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/mentoring/search-add-skills-mentoring.md).

3.  Select **Next**.

4.  On the **What are you looking for from your mentor?** question, set preferences that will help you match with the right mentor.

    **Note:** Select at least one preference.

<table id="table_oys_rvn_wvb"><thead><tr><th>

Preference

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

What industry expertise would you like your mentor to have?

</td><td>

Options available are:-   Aerospace
-   Artificial Intelligence
-   Accounting
-   Financial Services
-   Consumer Goods
-   Health Care
-   Telecommunications
-   Government Administration


</td></tr><tr><td>

What topics of interest would you like to focus on with your mentor?

</td><td>

Options available are:-   Developing Career Path
-   Leadership Development
-   Problem Solving
-   Harnessing Feedback
-   Decision Making
-   Networking


</td></tr><tr><td>

What communities would you like your mentor to be involved in?

</td><td>

Options available are:-   Women in the workspace
-   BIPOC employee resource group
-   LGBTQ+ employee resource group
-   Veterans
-   Working Parents
-   Career Beginners


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Select **Next**.

6.  On the **What are some of your other mentor preferences** question, add or remove options as per your choice.

    |Other preferences|
    |-----------------|
    |Which department you want your mentor to be from?|Option to add the department you want your mentor from.|
    |Which roles are you looking for your mentor to be in?|Option to search for mentors in particular roles.|
    |Which timezones work best for you?|Option to add appropriate timezones.|
    |Which locations work best for you?|Option to add an appropriate location to meet with your mentor.|
    |What languages do you communicate in?|Option to select preferred languages.|

7.  Select **Enroll**.

    **Note:** You can also save your preferences by select **Save as draft**, if you are not ready to enroll as a mentee yet.