How to Find the Right Mentors for You

Jun 11, 2019

The verdict is in: No matter your industry, experience level, or job type, mentors are proven to be critical in accelerating career growth.

There are formal and informal mentoring relationships. In formal relationships, the mentor and mentee are aware of this relationship and may have a specific agreement or program that they are following. Informal mentor/mentee relationships are not following any kind of framework and the professionals involved may not be aware that on or the other views the relationship in this way.

Sometimes a person can provide you a lifetime of mentoring, but also, mentoring can come in moments of help and guidance. Both are valuable.

To get started with adding solid mentors to your career path, look for formal mentorship programs offered by your employer, or industry/professional groups and associations.

If you're not sure how a mentorship should "feel," make an effort to work with some people who are less advanced in their career than you to provide them advice and guidance.

Get started now with building your mentorship muscle. Learn to mentor, to find mentors, to ask for mentoring, and to receive mentoring.

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