# Booking a session

> Finding a mentor, holding a slot, and the timing rules that decide which slots you can actually pick.

Source: https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentorship/booking-a-session
Last verified: 2026-09-02

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Sessions are bought from a mentor's listing. Two kinds exist and they behave slightly differently,
which is worth knowing before you pick one.

## The two kinds

- [Hourly session](https://www.revquix.com/marketplace) - Open-ended time with a mentor - review, advice, working through a problem.

- [Mock interview](https://www.revquix.com/marketplace) - A structured interview with written feedback afterwards.

They differ in two places that matter: **mock interviews come with feedback**, and **their
cancellation ladders are different**. See{" "} [joining and cancelling](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentorship/joining-and-cancelling) for the
exact percentages.

## Finding someone

[The marketplace](https://www.revquix.com/marketplace) lists services and [Mentors](https://www.revquix.com/mentors) lists people - both reach the same bookings. Filters,
sorting and how the search actually works are in [finding a mentor](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentorship/finding-a-mentor).

## The timing rules

1. **Book at least an hour ahead.** Slots closer than that are not offered - a mentor needs notice
   that is not a notification.

2. **You can book up to 30 days out.** Further ahead than that and availability stops being a
   promise anybody can keep.

3. **Picking a slot holds it for a few minutes** while you pay. If you do not finish, the hold
   lapses and the slot returns - it is not lost, and it is not yours yet either.

> **Warning** - The hold is short
>
> A few minutes, not an hour. If you step away mid-checkout, expect to pick the slot again. It is
> short on purpose: a long hold lets one undecided buyer take a mentor's best slot out of circulation.

## After you book

The booking appears in [My bookings](https://www.revquix.com/dashboard/my-bookings) with its join link, and
you get a reminder shortly before it starts. The join link becomes active 10 minutes before the
scheduled time.

> **Note** - Everything happens on Revquix
>
> Sessions run on Revquix's own meeting surface, so there is no third-party link to find and no
> calendar invite to chase. The booking page is the single place the session lives.

## Buying several at once

If you expect to come back to the same mentor, a **package** is several sessions bought together at
a lower price per session. You redeem them one at a time against that mentor's availability, and the
money moves once, when you buy.

## Related

- [Joining, rescheduling and cancelling](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentorship/joining-and-cancelling) - The join window and what a cancellation costs.

- [When a session goes wrong](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentorship/when-a-session-goes-wrong) - If it does not happen as agreed.