What is Mentoring and Why Are Mentors Important
What is Mentoring? Mentoring is one of the oldest, most effective forms of influence and knowledge sharing. Being a mentor means that you take someone under your wing, and offer them knowledge and/or wisdom about their career path. A mentor, (usually a person older than you), will help guide their mentee’s professional development with no expectation of monetary gain. They can be a friend, relative, coworker, previous boss, etc. — essentially, anyone who has gained more experience than you in your chosen profession. (more…)