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Career Mentors Are Good For You

Career Mentors Are Good For You. Pauline Byers MBE . Before Finding a Career Mentor . Questions to consider: Why do you need a Career Mentor? How can a career mentor help Where do you want to be in 5 years? Have you completed a SWOT analysis? Have you created a 5 year plan?

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Career Mentors Are Good For You

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  1. Career Mentors Are Good For You Pauline Byers MBE

  2. Before Finding a Career Mentor Questions to consider: • Why do you need a Career Mentor? • How can a career mentor help • Where do you want to be in 5 years? • Have you completed a SWOT analysis? • Have you created a 5 year plan? • Think Win! Win! • Don’t Play the Victim

  3. What is a career mentor? A career mentor is someone • who provides career advice and assistance.

  4. What is a career mentor Guide you throughout or aspects of your career.

  5. Advice given is: • indispensable both starting out • when moving up the career ladder.

  6. How can a Career Mentor Help? • set and achieve goals • avoid career mistakes • navigate office politics • and bureaucracy.

  7. Tips for Finding a Good Mentor Research the field and find out about the people who are in it. Create a list of people who seem like good fits with you

  8. Begin by • Start contacting them slowly at first - a polite and formal email, for example - and see who responds.

  9. Forming A relationship • Try to form a relationship, and get to know their personalities even as you try to exhibit yours.

  10. Go with your gut feelings • When you find the right mentor, you'll know it.

  11. People like helping other people! • By asking a prospective mentor for help • they are being told they are admired for what they do# • career is in demand • experiences and insights are valuable to others • start asking, you'll be surprised how receptive people are.

  12. A mentor should have experience in the field or specialty in which you work, or aspire to work • Choose a mentor who is local or nearby, if possible, and ideally someone in your organisation

  13. What to look for • Find a mentor who has a good balance • similarities • and differences compared to your strengths and weaknesses.

  14. Steps to Perusing Your Dream Job • Find someone who already works in that field who can offer guidance and advice • Do it afraid / Feel the fear and do it

  15. Developing and Advancing your Career for Success • Networking • Navigate politics and • Learn what they didn't teach you in school.

  16. What Your Mentor Will Encourage You to Do Raise Your Profile • Look for suitable jobs • Read job specification • Join a Recruitment Company – tell them the type of role you are interested in • Aim High

  17. Committ to Personal Investment • Keep you CV updated and professional (not more than 2 pages • Complete a 5 year plan • Work to a Excellent standard • Maintain a professional portfolio • Access Regular training and Complete Appropriate training • Invest 10% of your income into your CPD

  18. Networking Start early • to maintain contact join professional associations and attend meetings when possible. • a national society or professional associationetc. • Never stop networking – Even if you have a great job.

  19. NETWORKING • Assume each person you meet is a valuable connection. • If you leave a company, be sure to leave on good terms, try to stay in touch. • Combine “inter-net-working” with face-to-face personal networking. • When networking online, use reputable sites and obey the rules • Get out and About! The more places you go, events you attend, and people you meet, the more successful you’ll be

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