“I need a career mentor” is a thought for many of us have at various stages of our career. Even if you felt like you were destined to be in your current role, things change. The world changes.
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Understanding the definition can help you reach your goal.
Let’s start with a definition. According to Wikipedia.com, Mentorship is the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. (Definition from merriam-webster.com.) By expanding on that we see that a key understanding of this phrase is:
Key Understanding:
A career mentor is a seasoned professional experienced in their field who helps guide a lesser experienced person by sharing knowledge and insights on their role.
Let’s clarify any confusion on these terms.
A career coach is involved in career counseling by providing advice and guidance to help you determine what you want and presenting yourself in a manner beneficial to a positive outcome. In most all cases, a career coach is not experienced in the day-to-day work life of the specific career field in which you have an interest.
A career mentor on the other hand is experienced in the field in which you are interested. Such a mentor knows why some people fail and others succeed in that role. Knowing that and other tips and requirements can be very helpful to someone wanting to break in to a new field.
Even before you talk with a mentor, it is best to:
Yes, I know you are saying I need a career mentor, but how do I find one? It used to be that you could look at your current company or job environment to search for someone to guide you and provide insight to help you reach your goals.
You like the company but want a different role. You could look at other departments and search for someone that you could meet that might be able to spend time to explain all of the elements involve in a new role. However, it might not be at the top of their agenda.
But wait, you say that you don’t want to stay within your own company. So, all you have to do is to locate someone outside of your company that is in the role that you would like to learn more about and then approach them for their help. Not an easy step to take.
Now you have the internet to locate your career mentor. Certain industry organizations may have directories that could be useful in connecting with a person in the role for which you are attracted. Then you have that problem of approaching that person and convincing them that they should tell you all they know about their career field.
LinkedIn in a great place to connect with individuals in an environment that encourages such connections. That might work. You still have the issue of convincing someone to spend their time giving you instructions and guidance. But it can work, you just have to work at it.
Locate your career mentor here at Career Redo. It is easy.
A chance to ask the questions you have always wanted to ask AND get answers for someone experience in your field of interest
You can go from the general issues to the very specific.
Greatly increase your understanding of your desired career quickly.
The transfer of insightful knowledge can have a significant impact on your decision.
Learn why some people succeed and others fail.
Determine if you skills and desires match those required to be successful in this role.
Some of our mentors at Career Redo include:
Author
Copywriter
Dentist
Entrepreneur Online
Logistics Manager
Media Mentor
Productivity Coach
Project Manger
Retail Manager
Realtor
Social Media Manager
Software Engineer
and many others
Your answer to “I need a career mentor” is to just click on this button to begin to locate your career mentor:
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We look forward to helping you reach your goal.
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Don D'Armond is the creator of Career Redo.
His goal is to connect his visitors who want to learn more about their desired new career fields with experienced individuals (Mentors) to transfer their insight and knowledge.