A conversation with a mentor can help you identify new opportunities, open your mind to new ideas, advise you on how to navigate the workplace, and be an essential component in the journey of achieving your professional goals.
Read below for more reasons that highlight exactly why you need to establish a mentoring relationship, today!
- A mentor can help you create a career path that fits your individualised passions, talents and interests.
- A mentor can assist you in finding ways to grow professionally.
- Chances are, your mentor has been exactly where you are right now…Mentors can share valuable life lessons and educate you on what to do (and sometimes what not to do!)
- A mentor can serve as a sounding board during times when difficult decisions need to be made.
- Mentors can help you grow a professional network by connecting you to others.
- Mentors serve as coaches that can help you during times of change and/or transition.
- Mentors serve as cheerleaders, challenge you, and push you to go farther than you thought you could go!
- Mentors can inspire you and keep you focused.
- Getting a second (and sometimes more experienced) opinion is never a bad thing!
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