Career Mentorship 101

If you are taking a serious approach in building a career (be in corporate or entrepreneurial), having a mentor gives you tremendous value. I have had the opportunity to build a relationship with my mentor for the last 5 years, and I have learned a bit.

Why I have a mentor:

- To be someone like my mentor one day

- To have some coaching and guidance to maneuver the tricky corporate scene (as I don't have parents in the white collar corporate world)

- To have a pillar of support when hard times come at work

How are my sessions like:

- A committed monthly chat session

- Structured discussion on two topics areas - career skills and life perspectives; sometimes general update on travel trips, a unique development in life, etc

- An agenda sent via email prior to the session

- A summary sent via email after the session

- An annual mentorship renewal ask (to make sure we both are still on the same page)

How to choose a mentor:

- Someone you have chemistry with

- Someone who could help you in your career goals

- Someone you are comfortable to have a regular session with

Pointers to build a relationship with a mentor are available below. I also have an accompanying podcast episode available here and below: https://www.theannualproject.com/podcast/episode/2c1b69f9/ep-26-career-or-building-a-relationship-with-a-mentor. And it is s published on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Google Podcast.