How Can You Manage Expectations in the Mentoring Relationship?

The managing of expectations goes two ways: both the mentor and the mentee should know what to expect from the experience, and from each other.
This includes clarity around desired objectives, and the establishment of a plan to meet those objectives, including how progress will be tracked and success will be evaluated.
Expectations on the part of the academic and workplace supervisors should also be clarified before the student arrives. Who is responsible for what and when?
The sooner these discussions take place, the better. In other words, these conversations should happen at the beginning of a WIL experience.