Consider the mentor’s major skills

Assuming that any senior professional can be a mentor for a junior is a dead end. People from the product industry may have different backgrounds, skills, and career orientations. For example, one product manager might excel at market research and strategic planning while another may focus on analyzing user feedback, building product roadmaps, and coordinating cross-functional teams. In other words, they may have one job title but different roles.

Before you commit to a mentorship, find out if your mentor possesses the relevant skills and the right level of proficiency to teach you what you specifically want to learn about product development.