What is Mentoring and Why Are Mentors Important

Human Resources, Small Business Info, Workplace
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…)
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