How Can a Mentor Help You
Mentors can help you launch your career at college
or graduate school successfully – and they can
help you keep from floundering, leaving some of your
potential untapped, or even giving up on a field you
would really enjoy. They may be instrumental in enabling
you to find your strengths and build on them. They can
show you where your career options lie and how to evaluate
what is right for you. And, sometimes most importantly,
they can help you get through tough times and make balanced
decisions.
If you are still deciding on a major or area of specialization,
mentors can help you focus on any next steps while you
explore a wide range of options. If you are already
sure of what you want to do, mentors can help you figure
out "how to get there." Every institution
and every profession has its own hidden "rules
of the game," and mentors can help you clue into
these rules and play accordingly, rather than having
to figure them out on your own.
© Mary Fillmore, 2000. For permission to copy,
please call (802) 860-1034, or e-mail mfillmor@together.net.
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