"I have found that developing good relationship can be a benefit to both parties in the long run."
Perhaps, but that's a real long shot. (An exception might be if both parties are in nearby but different coverage areas that don't have lots of notaries.) However, I see a fair amount of potential risk for the mentor (to say nothing of the inconvenience) but precious little potential benefit - unless the person doing the mentoring isn't all that well established themselves. Others can judge for themselves the value of whatever advice/training might come from that.
There isn't likely to be much benefit any time soon to an experienced mentor from someone just getting started. However, over the many years I've been reading this forum, I can recall many reports of people who trained someone else later having that person go after their own clients and undercut them on fees. That's especially likely when things begin to slow down (which they inevitably will do). Confidentiality issues aside, the time and effort involved doesn't really come with much - if any - upside for the would-be mentor.
Frankly, new notaries should be very grateful that knowledgeable people have taken the time to answer questions and share their expertise on this forum over many years. They should also be grateful to the owners of this site for having archived all that accumulated expertise and wisdom and made it available via a search feature. It's a potential gold mine, but most won't bother making the effort because finding the gems takes time and effort...
Sorry if this sounds harsh, but for the ones with the most to offer here, this is a business (and a livelihood), not a hobby.
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