A great mentor (from a 5th year graduate student):

• Listens to me
• Provides me with clear expectations
• Lets me know constructively if I’m not meeting expectations
• Provides me positive feedback when I am doing a good job
• Respects my working style
• Has an open door policy
• Has a good work/life balance and respects my work/life balance
• Respects my time
• Respects my personal situations
• Offers advice based on their experience with
  • Their field
  • Working with colleagues across institutions and countries
  • The University
  • Our Department
  • Collaborations